Frank Augustus Allen

Frank Augustus Allen (January 29, 1835 – May 22, 1916) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Frank Augustus Allen
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1][2]
In office January 1877 – January 1878
Preceded by	Isaac Bradford
Succeeded by	Samuel L. Montague
President of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office December 1876[3] – January 1877
Preceded by	George F. Piper[4]
Succeeded by	Perez G. Porter[4]
Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1875[5] – January 1877[5]
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1835[1] Sanford, Maine[1]
Died	May 22, 1916 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spouse	Elizabeth M. Scribner[3]

Personal life

Frank was born in Sanford, Maine. His father died when he was two years old. He worked in various businesses, but retired after fourteen years. In 1867, he and others formed the Oriental Tea Company in Boston. He and his family moved to Cambridge in 1870, where he was elected Mayor in December of 1876. He died in Cambridge in 1916.^[6]