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Author: Allen, Paul

Biography:

Allen, Paul (1775-1826: ANBO)

The son of Paul Allen Sr., an RI state representative, and Polly (Cooke) Allen, he was born in Providence RI. He graduated from Brown University (then RI College) in 1793, having shown promise as a public speaker. He trained in law but never practised, becoming variously a journalist, a newspaper editor and a biographer. His poem Noah includes an attack on slavery. (ANBO; DAB)

 

Books written (2):

Salem [MA]: Joshua Cushing, 1801
Baltimore: Cushing and Jewett, 1821