BIO: T. Warren Allen; New York State
surname: Allen

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An Illustrated Legislative Manual
The New York Red Book
Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U.S. Senators, Governor, State
Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges and
Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population
Statistics, and General Facts of Interest.
By Edgar L. Murlin
New Constitution Compiled by R. C. Cumming, O. L. Potter and F. B. Gilbert
Published, Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, Publishers, 1909

Copyright by J. B. Lyon Company, 1909

     T. Warren Allen, another of the State Highway Commissioners, was bron in
the town of Hounsfield, Jefferson county, New York, in 1864, and was graduated
as a Civil Engineer by Union College, Schenectady, in 1886.

     In 1886-1887 he was engaged in river and harbor work in Louisiana and in
railroad work in Illinois. In 1887-1900 he was a transitman and inspector of
harbor work in New York city. Later for two years he had charge of a surveying
party for the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Then for about seven years he
was Principal Assistant Engineer with John G. Van Horne, Civil Engineer. From
1900 to 1902 he was Assistant Superintendent of the Department of Street
Cleaning and Parks of Havana, Cuba. In 1902-1903 he was an engineer with Luare
& Triest, contractors of Matanzas, Cuba. In 1903-1904 he was engineer in
charge of the construction of a section of the Wabash railroad line into
Pittsburg. In 1904-1907 he was Supervisor and District Engineer in charge of
all engineering work in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Oriente Negros, Lurigao,
and Misamis, Philippine Islands. From 1907 onward he was Chief Engineer of the
Department of Public Works, Province of Oriente, Cuba, with headquarters at
Santiago.

     Mr. Allen was named by Governor Hughes for State Highway Commissioner on
January 6,1 908, for a term of four years, and his nomination was at once
confirmed by the State Senate.