Allan Bowie Magruder (c. 1775 – April 16, 1822) was an American poet, historian, lawyer, and politician, who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana from September 3, 1812, to March 3, 1813.
In 1791, Allan requested Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson’s help in obtaining a clerkship in the War Treasury Department.
[6][7] Magruder, also a historian, wrote an essay titled The Character of Thomas Jefferson in 1800, first appearing in the Kentucky Gazette.
[7] In his work, which he dedicated to President Jefferson, Magruder “described the political, agricultural, and commercial advantages of Louisiana,” and the future of the newly acquired territory's economic development.
Some views Magruder expressed in his work include the relocation of Native Americans, as well as the colonization of freed African-Americans.
They were digested and Commited to paper, last Summer, during the pendancy of that Negociation of Which, you are the parent; & Which, in its Ultimate issue, has added the most important advantages to our Country.— Be so obliging, therefore, as to accept the pamphlet, Which I have the honor to send you.
It is a Small testimony of the Sincere devotion I feel for an administration, Which, in every respect, Comports with the true genius & felicity of the American Nation.— I am, Sir, with great respect, your mo: Ob Sevt Allan B. Magruder Magruder next considered the possibility of writing a history of the Indian Wars.
As a federal agent, Magruder investigated land claims in Louisiana, but was dismissed in 1806, possibly as a result of intemperance.
[5] In 1806, the Kentucky Gazette printed Magruder's observations on Native American battles, ceremonial customs, religion, likely drawn from his earlier research on the subject of the Indian Wars.
[16] As a result of his class assignment, Magruder served a six-month term in the United States Senate, set to expire on March 3, 1813.
[19] Magruder left office as a United States Senator from Louisiana on March 3, 1813, after serving a six-month term.