Henry Allen Jr.

Henry Allen Jr. lived in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[1] In October 1850, a 25-year-old man enslaved by Allen or his family, named Sherrod, was being confined in Holly Springs, Mississippi.^[2] On December 13, 1851, Allen attended a meeting in Coffeeville, Mississippi, that considered expanding the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad northwards towards Holly Springs, Mississippi, and then to Tennessee.^[3] In 1853, Allen was elected to represent Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties in the Mississippi State Senate, and served in the 1854 and 1856 sessions.^[4][5] At the age of 30, Allen was the youngest member of the senate.^[6] In January 1854, he was the Secretary of a convention held to pay respects to Mississippi Governor Henry S. Foote.^[1] Allen died in March 1856, and the Legislature paid him tribute.^[7] He was survived by his widow and his parents.^[7] In November 1856, the Democratic Party nominated Major C. H. Guy to replace Allen in the Senate.^[8]