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Born 1855
From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908)
GEORGE G. ALLEN, attorney, of Akron, member of the law firm of Alien, Waters, Young and Andres, was born in Granger, Medina County, Ohio, August 26, 1855. He was graduated from the Akron High school in 1873, and began the study of law in the offices of John J. Hall and Edward Oviatt. lie then took a six months' course in the law department of Michigan University, at Ann Arbor, and was admitted to the bar at Akron in August, 187b. He began practice in association with Edward Oviatt under the firm name of Oviatt and Allen, and has since built up a very successful practice. He lias taken an active part also in business and public affairs, and in 1883 was for a short time acting mayor of Akron.
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name George G. Allen: Charles S. Cobbs Walter A. Franklin (b. 1868) Edward Oviatt (b. 1822)
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