Oscar Kelly Allen Sr. (August 8 1882 – January 28 1936) also known as O. K. Allen was the 42nd Governor of Louisiana from 1932 to 1936. He was a key stooge in the political machine of Huey Pierce Long Jr. that dominated the state during the first half of the 1930s. Allen succeeded Alvin Olin King who served briefly in the state’s highest office after Long left the governorship to take a seat in the United States Senate.
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active years end date
1936-01-28
active years start date
1932-05-10
alma mater
Trinity University (Texas)
birth date
1882-08-08
birth place
Winn Parish Louisiana
death date
1936-01-28
death place
Baton Rouge Louisiana
lieutenant
John B. Fournet
office
Louisiana State Senator from Caldwell Grant La Salle and Winn parishes
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