Richard Allen (abolitionist)

Richard Allen
Allen pictured in his biography
Born1803 (1803)
Harolds Cross
Died1886 (aged 82–83)
Known forAbolitionist
SpouseAnn (born Webb)
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Richard Allen (1803–1886) was a draper, a philanthropist and abolitionist in Dublin. Allen raised £20,000 to help the Irish famine by writing letters to America.

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