Dwight Sidney Allen

Allen was born on February 12, 1843, in Lebanon, New York.^[1] During the American Civil War, he served with the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He would take part in the Battle of Thompson's Station, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Peachtree Creek and Sherman's March to the Sea. On September 4, 1867, Allen married Delia A. Sherman. He died on May 5, 1908.

Allen was elected to the Assembly in 1888.^[2] From 1877 to 1890, Allen was a member of the County Board of Walworth County, Wisconsin, serving as Chairman for much of that time. Additionally, he was Town Treasurer and Chairman of the Town Board (similar to city council) of Linn, Wisconsin, and a justice of the peace. He was a Republican.