Thomas M. Allen (Georgia)

Thomas M. Allen was a Baptist preacher who served as a representative in the Georgia Assembly during the Reconstruction Era. He was African American. He was elected in the 1868, representing Jasper county as a Republican. Allen escaped assassination by the Ku Klux Klan after they murdered his brother-in-law by mistake during their attempt on his life.

Thomas M. Allen (Georgia)

Thomas M. Allen was a Baptist preacher who served as a representative in the Georgia Assembly during the Reconstruction Era. He was African American. He was elected in the 1868, representing Jasper county as a Republican. Allen escaped assassination by the Ku Klux Klan after they murdered his brother-in-law by mistake during their attempt on his life.