Henry Allen Jr.

Colonel Henry Allen Jr. (1823/24 - March 1856) was an American Democratic politician.

[1] In October 1850, a 25-year-old man enslaved by Allen or his family, named Sherrod, was being confined in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

[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.

[6] In January 1854, he was the Secretary of a convention held to pay respects to Mississippi Governor Henry S.

[7] In November 1856, the Democratic Party nominated Major C. H. Guy to replace Allen in the Senate.