Chronology
1816 Born in Indiana
1840 Moves to Portland, Maine
1844 Changes his name to Macon Bolling Allen
1844 Passes the bar in Maine on July 3
1845 In May, Allen walks 50 miles to take the bar exam in Worcester, MA (Kendrick, p. 6)
1845 Moves to Boston, Massachusetts, and is admitted to the bar on May 3
1846 Writes letter to The Liberator
1848 Becomes justice of the peace for Middlesex County
1868 Moves to Charleston, South Carolina
1872 Becomes a partner in William J. Whipper and Robert Brown
1873 Elected judge of the Inferior Court of Charleston in February
1874 Elected to the office of judge probate for Charleston County
1894 Dies in Washington, D.C. on October 10
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