The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-05
DIED,

In this town, on Saturday morning last, Hon
JOSEPH ALLEN, aged 70. Although for seve-
raj years retired from public life, he win be re-
membered by all who are conversant with the
history of this County, as one of its most use
full and respectable citizens. He l;;Ss born in
Boston; aid was, in his youth, favorte pupil
of the celebrated Lowell His mind and his
| manners were alike formed on the best models !;
for in addition to his superior classical attain
ments, he was distinguished for that polteness
and gracefulncss of department, which was in
some degree peculiar to the men of his genera
| ton. Previous to the Revolution, he became
citizen of Leicester, but, soon after the change
in the government, he was appointed to sue
coed the late Hon. Levi Lincoln, (who had
held the Office one year } as Clerk of the Courts
| for the County of Worcester, and removed
to this town The duties of this office he per-
formed with singular accuracy, promptitude
and fidelity for thirty-three years, when, in
| 1910, he relinquished it, against the wishes of
the Court, and long before age had deprived
him of the ability for satisfactory discharge
of its duties. In retiring from this Office, his
anticipatons were fixed on the enjoyments of
private life from this, however, he was again
! called by the voice of his fellow citizens, and
he occasionally accepted at subsequent periods
/ of those public honors which were conferred,
not for the qualification of his ambition, but
as unsolicited pledges of their esteem and con-
| fdenCe. On the death of MIR. Upham, he was
/ chosen Representative of the District in Con-
gress. lie declined however, a reelection.
! In 1915, he was elected member of the State
| Council, and continued in the station until his
| voluntary retirement. He was also n delegate
J to the Convention which framed the Constitu-
! ton of Massachusetts and on several occa-
! sions an clector of President and Vice Presi-
! don't of the United States OF the Leicester
! Academy he was one Of the founders and pat
rons--a member of the first board of Trus-
tees, and many years Treasurer of the Corpo-
ration,-and of the Worcester County Bible
Society, the first President. Through his
whole course, strict integrity, unblemished hon
or, and undisguised detestation of whatever
was base and unworthy, were predominant
traits in the character of Mr.. Allen. He COM
passionated misfortune, but had no charity for
deliberate turpitude. A native generosity of
feeling prompted him to deeds of beneticence
merit was said to find in him patron and
the suffering and the afflicted, sympathsing
friend. The stream OF his charity, although it
flowed silently, was not tho less deep or offea-
cious.
He was patriot of the Washington School
Attached to the cause Of the Revolution, he
enjoyed the confidence, and shared in the coun-
ellis of some of its most distinguished leaders ! -
and in after life, having treasured up in his
memory, the details. of long succession OF
important public events, Of which he harl been
an attentive observer, or with which he had
been personally connected, his conversation
possessed peculiar interest Flo was besides,
familiar with thc best English writer's, and had