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John Kirby Allen

1810-01-01 – 1838-08-15

Portrait of John Kirby Allen
John Kirby Allen, a co-founder of the City of Houston, ca. 1830s.Credit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

John Kirby Allen (1810 – August 15, 1838) was a co-founder of the city of Houston and a former member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives. He was born in Canaseraga Village, New York (the present-day hamlet of Sullivan in the Town of Sullivan, New York). He never married. He died of congestive fever on August 15, 1838, and was buried at Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Occupation & Career

businessperson

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2340024 — wikidata View source

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