Carolyn Blanchard Allen

Carolyn Blanchard (Jensen) Allen (June 13, 1921 – October 9, 2018) was an American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 until 1970.

Biography

Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin.[1] She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first husband, David, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. After his death, she was remarried to Malcolm V. Allen.[2] Allen died on October 9, 2018, in Cambridge, Wisconsin, at the age of 97.[3]

Career

Allen was first elected to the Assembly in 1963 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her first husband. She was the first Wisconsin woman to be elected via a special election. Allen was later re-elected in 1964, 1966, and 1968. She was a Republican.

References
  1. "Allen, Carolyn Blanchard 1921". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1970, Biographical Sketch of Carolyn Blanchard Allen, p. 62.
  3. Madison.com Local Obits: Allen, Carolyn Blanchard
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