Peter Buell Allen

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Peter Buell Allen
Image of Peter Buell Allen, Lt. Col. War of 1812
New York State Assembly
Preceded by	Abraham Dox (Dem. Rep.)
Succeeded by	Henry Fellows (Federalist)
Indiana State Legislature
In office 1819–1820
Preceded by	George R. C. Sullivan Robert Buntin
Succeeded by	Robert Sturgis (Federalist) George R. C. Sullivan (Federalist) John MacDonald (Federalist)
Personal details
Born	(1775-11-24)November 24, 1775 Dutchess County, Province of New York, British North America
Died	June 13, 1833(1833-06-13) (aged 57) Terre Haute, Indiana
Political party	Democratic Republican
Spouse	Mary Peterson
Children	Henry Allen (1797-1837) Ira Allen(1799-1866) Catherine Allen (1801-1821) Harriett Allen (1803-1845) Myron Holley Allen (1805-1866) Amanda Allen (1807-1866) Chloe Ward Allen (1809-1869) Peter Benton Allen (1811-1885) Adeline Allen (1814-1857)

Peter Buell Allen (November 24, 1775 – June 13, 1833) was a politician and military commander in New York State in the early 1800s and a pioneer of Vigo County and Terre Haute, Indiana.

Peter Buell Allen was born in Dutchess County, New York to Moses and Chloe (Ward) Allen and was the eldest of eight children, including his younger brother Nathaniel Allen. Peter and his wife, Mary moved from Duchess County to Ontario County, New York in 1797 and the US Census of 1800 recorded them as having two sons, Ira age 1 and Henry age 3. In 1812 Peter Allen served in the Ontario County Legislature before being commissioned in the New York State Militia as a Commanding Lieutenant Colonel in the 22nd Infantry Regiment. After the War of 1812 Allen became involved with St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church in Richmond, New York was elected to two terms in the New York State Assembly as a representative of Ontario County, before selling his New York and Connecticut land holdings to his brother Nathaniel Allen, in 1817, and moving west, eventually landing in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1818.