22-1031: George Allen may refer to: Politics and law [ edit ] George E. Allen (1896–1973), American political operative and one-time head coach of the Cumberland University football team George Allen (Australian politician) (1800–1877), Mayor of Sydney and NSW politician George Allen (American politician) (born 1952), former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen (New Zealand politician) (1814–1899), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, for three weeks George Allen, founding partner of international law firm Allen & Overy George E. Allen Sr. (1885–1972), Virginia state senator and U.S. Supreme Court trial attorney George E. Allen Jr. (1914–1990), Virginia attorney George R. Allen (1838–1901), Wisconsin state assemblyman George V. Allen (1903–1970), United States diplomat George W. Allen (judge) (1844–1928), associate justice and chief justice of
44-651: A heart attack in Palm Desert , California. The public library in Allen's home town of Booneville, Mississippi, is named the George E. Allen Library in his honor, and a major street is named "George E. Allen Drive". According to the Eisenhower Library: Though lawyer, businessman, and public servant, Allen was foremost known as a raconteur. This, along with mutual interests in golf, bridge, and farming probably formed
66-559: A home in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania near Eisenhower's residence, and in 1959 Eisenhower stayed at Allen's home in La Quinta , California. From 1947 to his death in 1973, Allen was an executive with several business corporations including AVCO , Inc. During the Eisenhower administration, he was part of a group known as "Ike's millionaires." By 1964, he held numerous corporate directorships. He
88-506: A law degree (LLB) at Cumberland University in Tennessee. In 1939, he earned an LLD. In 1916, Allen served as head football coach for Cumberland College Bulldogs in Lebanon, Tennessee , for one game, during which his alma mater Cumberland University suffered the greatest loss in the history of college football to Georgia Tech by a score of 222 to 0. A favorite is his account of
110-485: A revised edition in 1960. George Cyril Allen George Cyril Allen (28 June 1900 – 31 July 1982), published as G. C. Allen , was a British economist and academic. He was Brunner Professor of Economic Science at the University of Liverpool from 1933 to 1947, and then Professor of Political Economy at University College London from 1947 to 1967. He wrote on Japanese and British industrial policy . Allen
132-762: The 1920s he managed hotel properties in Washington, D.C. (including the Wardman Park Hotel ) eventually drifting into politics and serving President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Democratic Party . Allen "wangled himself" onto the Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia (1933-1938, 1939–40) and treasurer and then secretary of the Democratic National Committee . In 1943, he served as chairman of
154-555: The Colorado Supreme Court George Wigram Allen (1824–1885), Australian politician George Baugh Allen (1821–1898), Welsh lawyer George Van Allen (1890–1937), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada George L. Allen (1811–1882), Toronto chief constable (1847–1852), governor of Toronto Jail (1852–1872) George Allen (public servant) (1852–1940), Australian public servant W. George Allen (1936–2019), first African-American to graduate from
176-861: The Democratic National Committee. On behalf of the Red Cross , Allen made a number of trips to England and Europe where, in the 1940s, he and Dwight D. Eisenhower developed a friendship that grew over the ensuing years. Allen also served as a director of the War Damage Corporation, a government effort to provide insurance against war-related damage. In 1944, he "latched onto" Harry S. Truman , helped him secure candidacy as vice president, drafted his convention speech, and served as manager of his vice-presidential campaign. When FDR died in April 1945, Allen flew to Washington directly and helped draft
198-614: The Georgia Tech-Cumberland U. football game in 1916. Cumberland's fullback and captain, George Allen himself, made the best run of the game for his hard pressed side: "I only lost six yards." He would have made one beautiful punt if his own center had not blocked it with the back of his neck. George recalls: "I once dropped the ball and yelled at another fellow: 'Pick it up.' He yelled back at me, 'Pick it up yourself, you dropped it.'" The score: Tech, 222; Cumberland, 0. Cumberland had actually discontinued its football program before
220-642: The November 1948 US presidential elections. "This effort will be made with the 'full knowledge and acquiescence' of the President and his so-called ' Kitchen Cabinet ' of political strategists." Although Allen left government service with the end of the Truman administration, Allen remained in the public eye as a friend of President Eisenhower, a prominent member of "Ike's millionaires", a group of businessmen who socialized with Eisenhower in various leisure activities. Allen had
242-1719: The University of Florida School of Law Sports [ edit ] George Allen (defensive tackle) (1944–1987), American college and professional football player George Allen (American football coach) (1918–1990), American football coach George E. Allen (coach) (1911–1997), American football player and coach of football and basketball George Allen (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2016), English footballer George Allen (footballer, born 1948) (1948–1971), Australian rules footballer for Sunshine George Allen (footballer, born 1928) (1928–1995), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne George Allen (ice hockey) (1914–2000), Canadian ice hockey player Gubby Allen (Sir George Oswald Browning Allen, 1902–1989), Australian-born English cricketer George Allen (cricketer) (1949–1990), West Indian cricketer Other [ edit ] George Allen (architect) (1837–1929), New Zealand architect, surveyor, teacher and tourist guide George Allen (ichthyologist) (1923–2011), American scientist, Professor at Humboldt State University George Allen (publisher) (1832–1907), English craftsman and engraver, assistant to John Ruskin George Allen (sculptor) (1900–1972), Australian war artist George Allen (Vermont clergyman) (1808–1876), college professor and clergyman George Allen and Sons , publishers George C. Allen II , American general George Cyril Allen (1900–1982), British economist George Nelson Allen (1812–1877), American composer and geologist George Vance Allen (1894–1970), first Vice-Chancellor of
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#1732852348769264-449: The University of Malaya George W. G. Allen (1891–1940), pioneered aerial photography for archaeological research George Warner Allen (1916–1988), British artist See also [ edit ] George Allan (disambiguation) Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen (1856–1925), Danish singing teacher, conductor and composer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
286-647: The Wardman Park Hotel in the 1940s. The press called Allen many names in his time, including: court jester , fat man, roly-poly , and clown. "He never seems to run out of funny things to say—scrupulously never tells anything off-color." The press referred to Truman's close advisers as his "gang," prompters, and Kitchen Cabinet. In August 1946, Time magazine named his top four advisers as: "The Professor" John Roy Steelman , "The Lawyer" Clark McAdams Clifford , "The Banker" John Wesley Snyder , and Allen. George E. Allen died age 77 on April 23, 1973, of
308-627: The baseball team student manager), also a Kappa Sigma Fraternity member, put together a scrub team of 14 players to travel to Atlanta as Cumberland's football team and were soundly beaten 222 to 0, saving the college $ 3,000 in the process. Cumberland would not play football again until 1920. Head coaching record (football): During World War I, Allen "wangled himself a commission in the US Army". Allen later practiced law in Mississippi and Indiana , afterwards engaging in various business ventures. In
330-442: The basis of the friendship between Allen and Eisenhower. The relationship was largely social and according to Eisenhower associates it was valuable to the President as an antidote to the stress of the office. The friendship continued through Eisenhower's retirement and Allen remained close to Mamie after Eisenhower's death. Based on experience as a White House intimate, Allen wrote Presidents Who Have Known Me in 1950, and then wrote
352-518: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Allen&oldid=1214999211 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George E. Allen George Edward Allen (February 29, 1896 – April 23, 1973)
374-483: The season but was not allowed to cancel its game against the Engineers. Georgia Tech coach John Heisman insisted on the schools' scheduling agreement, which required Cumberland to pay $ 3,000 (considered a sizeable sum in 1916 and roughly equivalent to $ 70,000 currently) to Tech if its football team failed to show. George Allen (who was elected to serve as Cumberland's football team student manager after first serving as
396-506: The three speeches that Truman would deliver and oversaw Truman's transition into the presidency. Allen "managed the ticklish task of easing" Secretary of State Stettinius out in favor of James Byrnes . He helped the Truman administration in liquidating government war agencies. In 1946, he accepted an appointment as a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation , where he served through 1947. In accepting, he
418-702: Was also an associate of the Washington, DC–based law firm of Alvord and Alvord (whose members included Jess Larson ). Time attributed Allen's success to his good humor: "George's job was Good Relations... George was a fixer and a puller of wires." He became vice president of the Home Insurance Company to help solve a fire insurance scandal. Numerous companies put him on their boards, including Victor Emanuel's Aviation Corp. and Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., Tom Girdler's Republic Steel , General Aniline and Film Corp. Harry Truman on George Allen: In 1930, Allen married Mary Keane. They were living in
440-494: Was an American lawyer, businessman, and friend ("poker-playing intimate" and even "court jester" ) for U.S. presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt , Harry S. Truman , and Dwight D. Eisenhower . He was also head football coach of Cumberland University's football team during their famed lopsided match against Georgia Tech , losing 222–0. George Edward Allen was born on February 29, 1896, in Booneville, Mississippi . He earned
462-638: Was born in Kenilworth , Warwickshire . After education at King Henry VIII School, Coventry he briefly joined at the Royal Air Force in 1918 before studying at the University of Birmingham . There he studied under William Ashley, graduating B.Com in 1921 and M.Com in 1922. From 1922 to 1925 he taught economics at the Higher Commercial School in Nagoya , Japan . Returning to Birmingham, Allen gained
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#1732852348769484-550: Was carefully to avoid conflict of interest by dropping insurance directorships. Allen appeared on the cover of Time magazine on August 12, 1946, and was a subject of the cover story "The Regular Guys." On July 2, 1948, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Allen would undertake to ask General Eisenhower for a " Sherman -like pronouncement that he would not run if nominated at the Democratic convention and would serve if elected" in
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