Allen G. Thurman
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office April 15, 1879 – December 5, 1880 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas W. Ferry |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Bayard |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Wade |
| Succeeded by | John Sherman |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio | |
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In office December 4, 1854 – February 9, 1856 |
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| Preceded by | John A. Corwin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Bartley |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio | |
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In office February 9, 1852 – December 4, 1854 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Hitchcock |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Convers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
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| Preceded by | John I. Vanmeter |
| Succeeded by | John L. Taylor |
| Personal details | |
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Allen Granberry Thurman November 13, 1813 Lynchburg, Virginia, US |
| Died | December 12, 1895 (aged 82) Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Green Lawn Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Dun Thomplins |
| Children | Allen W. Thurman |
| Parents | Pleasant Thurman Mary Granberry Allen Thurman |
| Education | Chillicothe Academy |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge, secretary |
Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895) was a Democratic Representative, Ohio Supreme Court justice, and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.
He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Pleasant Thurman and Mary Granberry Allen Thurman. Both his parents were teachers; his father also a Methodist minister. In 1815, his parents emancipated their slaves and moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. He attended Chillicothe Academy, an academy run by his mother, and then studied law as an apprentice to his uncle, William Allen (who later became a Senator from Ohio). At the age of eighteen, Thurman worked on a land survey, and at twenty-one became private secretary to the Governor of Ohio, Robert Lucas. In 1835 he was admitted to the Ohio bar and became his uncle's law partner. In 1837 his uncle entered the Senate. On November 14, 1844, Thurman married Mary Dun Thomplins (or Tompkins), and they were the parents of three children.
The same year he was elected to the House of Representatives as its youngest member. He generally supported the majority of the Democrats on all issues except internal improvements, on which he tended to vote with the Whigs. He supported the Polk Administration's conduct of the Mexican-American War, spoke in favor of the 54°40' northern limit to the Oregon territory, and voted for the Wilmot Proviso, which would have banned slavery from the territory gained from Mexico. His support for the latter was due to anti-African-American prejudice, as he wanted to reserve this territory for white settlement. After a single two-year term, he left the House voluntarily to resume private law practice.
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