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Macon Bolling Allen (born Allen Macon Bolling; August 4, 1816 – October 15, 1894) was an American attorney who is believed to be the first African American to become a lawyer and to argue before a jury, and the second to hold a judicial position in the United States.
- Early Life
- Allen Becomes An Attorney
- Abolition Movement
- Marriage and Family Life
Allen was born A. Macon Bolling in 1816 in Indiana. As a free African American, Allen learned to read and write. As a young adult, he gained employment as a schoolteacher.
During the 1840s, Allen moved to Portland, Maine. Although it is unclear why Allen moved to Maine, historians believe it may have been because it was an anti-slavery state. While in Portland, he changed his name to Macon Bolling Allen. Employed by General Samuel Fessenden (an abolitionistand lawyer) Allen worked as a clerk and studied law. Fessende...
After becoming licensed to practice law in Boston, Allen caught the attention of abolitionists, such as William Lloyd Garrison. Allen attended an anti-slavery convention in May 1846 in Boston. At the convention, a petition was passed around in opposition to involvement in the Mexican War. However, Allen did not sign the petition, arguing that he wa...
Very little is known about Allen's family in Indiana. However, once moving to Boston, Allen met and married his wife, Hannah. The couple had five sons: John, born in 1852; Edward, born in 1856; Charles, born in 1861; Arthur, born in 1868; and Macon B. Jr., born in 1872. According to U.S. Census records, all of Allen's sons worked as schoolteachers.
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He was a Black teacher, lawyer, and judge. Macon Bolling Allen was born in Indiana and grew up a free man. He learned to read and write independently and eventually landed his first job as a schoolteacher, where he further improved his reading and writing skills.
The records state that her parents' birthplace was South Carolina. Allen fathered five sons. John was born in 1852, and the 1880 United States Federal Census listed him as a single mulatto male with the occupation of schoolteacher.
Feb 15, 2022 · Macon Bolling Allen was born in Indiana in 1816 and later moved to Boston in 1844 and then Maine. In Maine, Allen served as a law apprentice to a prominent attorney with anti-slavery views who advocated for Allen’s admission to the Maine bar.
May 7, 2019 · Macon Bolling Allen died in 15 October 1894, leaving behind an unnamed widow and a son, Arthur W. Macon. Sources. Fessenden, Samuel to Samuel E. Sewall, 5 July 1844, Robie-Sewall family papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. Smith, Johnie D., “Allen, Macon Bolling (1816-15 Oct. 1894).”
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Macon Bolling Allen was born in the state of Indiana in 1816. Little is known about Bolling's early life, but his birth name was actually Allen Macon Bolling. Some sources say that he was born on August 4th. He was biracial and grew up a free man.
