Allison, William Boyd (1829-1908)

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Theodore Roosevelt to William Boyd Allison, January 29, 1907

Charles Patrick Neill to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, January 29, 1906

Sophonisba P. Breckinridge to Jane Addams, March 13, 1911

William Boyd Allison to Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, February 1, 1906

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Birth Date

1829-03-02

Death Date

1908-08-04

Birthplace

Perry, OH

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William Boyd Allison was a lawyer. He practiced law both Ohio and Iowa. Allison served in the Civil War as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army. Later, he ran for the Iowa House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1871. He was elected as the Republican candidate for Iowa to the US Senate in 1872. He served from 1873 until 1908. Allison died in 1908.

Allison married Anna Carter in 1855; she died in 1859. He then married Mary Neally in 1873. Nealy died in 1883.