Thomas Allen (Wisconsin politician)

Thomas S. Allen
Thomas S. Allen
	Depicted in Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (1866)
9th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1866 – January 3, 1870
Governor	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	Lucius Fairchild
Succeeded by	Llywelyn Breese
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Iowa 2nd district
	In office; January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Richard M. Smith
Succeeded by	Levi Sterling
Personal details
Born	Thomas Scott Allen; July 26, 1825; Andover, New York, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1905 (aged 80); Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Party	Republican
Spouses	Natalia W. Weber; (died 1930);
Children	Henry Asa Allen; (b. 1867; died 1950); Alena K. Allen; (b. 1869; 1892); Thomas Edward Allen; (b. 1871; 1897); Georgia A. (West); (b. 1873; 1961); Emma Isabel Allen; (b. 1874; 1897); Mary Allen Bishop; (b. 1879; 1955);
Parents	Asa Smith Allen (father); Lydia (Kingsbury) Allen (mother);
Profession	publisher, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel, USV; Brevet Brigadier General, USV;
Unit	Army of the Potomac
Commands	Co. I, 2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry; 5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry;
Battles/wars	See list American Civil War Manassas campaign First Battle of Bull Run; ; Northern Virginia campaign Second Battle of Bull Run; ; Maryland campaign Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam; ; Fredericksburg campaign Battle of Fredericksburg; ; Gettysburg campaign Battle of Gettysburg; ; Bristoe campaign Second Battle of Rappahannock Station; ; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox campaign Third Battle of Petersburg; ; ; ;

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Thomas Scott Allen (July 26, 1825 – December 12, 1905) was an American printer, teacher, newspaper publisher, and politician. He served as the 9th Secretary of State of Wisconsin and served as a Union Army officer throughout the American Civil War, earning an honorary brevet rank of brigadier general. Before the war he also served a term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iowa County, and later in life he was publisher of the Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper.