Elisha H. Allen
Elisha Hunt Allen (January 28, 1804 – January 1, 1883) was an American congressman, lawyer and diplomat, and judge and diplomat for the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Elisha Hunt Allen | |
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| Kingdom of Hawaii Minister to U.S. | |
| In office 1856–1883 | |
| President | Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James Garfield Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | William Little Lee |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. P. Carter |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi | |
| In office June 4, 1857 – February 22, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | William Little Lee |
| Succeeded by | Charles Coffin Harris |
| 3rd Hawaiian Minister of Finance | |
| In office September 6, 1853 – June 11, 1857 | |
| Appointed by | Kamehameha III |
| Preceded by | Gerrit P. Judd |
| Succeeded by | Robert Crichton Wyllie |
| United States Council to Hawaii | |
| In office 1850–1853 | |
| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | Joel Turrill |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Angel |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Davee |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1804 New Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 1, 1883 (aged 78) The White House, Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouses | Sarah Elizabeth Fessenden
(m. 1828; died 1845)Mary Harrod Hobbs
(after 1857) |
| Children | 6, including William, Frederick |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Clesson Allen Mary Hunt Allen |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature | |
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