Mildred P. Allen
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Hartford, Connecticut, US
Mildred P. Allen | |
|---|---|
,_Secretary_of_the_State_of_Connecticut,_1957.jpg) Allen in 1957 | |
| 63rd Secretary of the State of Connecticut | |
| In office 1955–1959 | |
| Governor | Abraham Ribicoff |
| Preceded by | Charles B. Keats |
| Succeeded by | Ella Grasso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1907 Hartford, Connecticut, US |
| Died | September 23, 1961 (aged 53) Milton, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mildred Pomeranz Allen (November 7, 1907[1] – September 23, 1961[2]) was an American politician. A Republican from Hartford, Connecticut, she was the first Jewish woman elected as Secretary of the State of Connecticut (1955–1959).[3]
Mildred Pomeranz was born and raised in Hartford, the daughter of Morris and Anna (Landsberg) Pomeranz. Her mother emigrated from Russia before 1900. Mildred had two brothers.[4]
On November 7, 1935 Pomeranz married Edward N. Allen (1891–1972), who was to take over as president of the family Sage-Allen department store in 1941 after his mother's death. They had two children, Normand Francis Allen II (1935–present) and Mary.
Music
Mildred played and taught piano as a young woman; she was a student of R. Augustus Lawson, an African-American concert pianist who became a dean at the Hartt College of Music.[5] As late as 1950 she appeared as a pianist with an ensemble from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.[6] She was also active in various Hartford-area musical organizations.