Item 14686 - Weld Noble Allen, ca. 1860
- Item 14686 - Weld Noble Allen, ca. 1860
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Image Info Weld Noble Allen (1837-1875), was born in Alfred. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1855 and commanded a navy gunboat in the 1860s.
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His parents were William Cutler Allen and Lucy Maria Holmes. His father was a prominent lawyer and legislator.
A marble and brass memorial to Allen is located at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland.
