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CHARLES ALLEN, an American public official; born at Dadeville, Tallapoosa co., Ala., June 10, 1855. He was graduated at the University of Virginia, and was admitted to the bar in His ability as a lawyer was soon recognized, and in 1880 he was elected County Attorney of Marion co., Tex.
After his removal to Dallas he was elected Attorney-General of the State in 1890, and re-elected two years later. In 1894, and again in 1896, he was triumphantly chosen Governor. At the Democratic National Conventions of 1896 and 1904, he served as chairman of the Texas delegation. In 1899 he succeeded Roger Q. Mills as United States Senator, and was re-elected in 1904, 1910, and 1916.