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Allen, Henry Justin

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Allen, Henry Justin (1868–1950)

US newspaper publisher and governor. Best known for passing the Kansas Industrial Act to curb striking unions in 1920, Allen worked for the American Red Cross in France in 1917–18 before returning to the USA to become the Republican governor of Kansas 1919–23. He was a US senator 1929–31.

Before entering politics, Allen had been a journalist and then a newspaper proprietor. He published the Wichita Beacon (1907–28). He generally supported liberal and reform legislation.



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