Samuel Doyle Allen

Samuel Doyle Allen
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 108th district
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 13, 1975
Preceded byWilliam H. Alexander
Succeeded byWilbur E. Baugh
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
In office
January 1971 – January 8, 1973
Preceded byArthur Joseph Funk
Succeeded byHines L. Brantley
Personal details
Born
Samuel Doyle Allen

(1921-01-11)January 11, 1921
Boydell, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 2006(2006-07-10) (aged 85)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn
Children4
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology (BS)

Samuel Doyle Allen (January 11, 1921 – July 10, 2006) was an American politician who served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives.[1] He won his first election to the State House in 1970 in the 92nd district.[2] In 1972, he won reelection in the 108th district.[3] In 1974, he lost his bid for renomination in the 125th district to Tom Taggart.[4]

Allen is an alumnus of Georgia Tech. He married his wife Evelyn in 1941 and had four children.[5] Allen passed away in 2006.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1973.pdf
  2. ^ https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1971.pdf
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - GA State House 108 Race - Nov 07, 1972".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - GA State House 125 - D Primary Race - Aug 13, 1974".
  5. ^ https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1971.pdf
  6. ^ "Samuel Allen Obituary (2006) - Savannah, GA - Savannah Morning News". Legacy.com.