John J. Allen Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John J. Allen Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 07-Mar-1995

Profession: lawyer, politician, vice chairperson, president

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

John Joseph Allen Jr.
(November 27, 1899 – March 7, 1995) was the US Representative from California's 7th congressional district from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1959.
He is the last Republican to represent Oakland and Berkeley in Congress.He served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation under President Dwight D.
Eisenhower from 1959 to 1961, helping to lay the groundwork for the future Department of Transportation.
He retired to McCall, Idaho in 1970, where he later served as mayor from 1988 to 1992.
During this time he was America's oldest mayor.