Facts: - death place: pittsburgh , pennsylvania , usa - caption: edward jay allen and sons - death date: 26 december 1915 - education: south ward school , western university of pennsylvania - birth date: 27 april 1830 - name: edward jay allen - image size: 220 - image: edward_jay_allen_and_family . jpg - birth place: new york city , new york , usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward jay allen .
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edward jay allen -lrb- april 27 , 1830 - december 26 , 1915 -rrb- was a pioneer , entrepreneur , and businessman .edward jay allen traveled west over the oregon trail in 1852 and made his way to puget sound , arriving in december of that year .allen played a significant role in the early history of washington territory and left a detailed account of his years in the west -lrb- 1852-1855 . -rrb-upon returning to pittsburgh , he married , raised a family , served with distinction in the civil war as a colonel in the 155th pennsylvania infantry , and in later life became quite prosperous as secretary/treasurer of the atlantic and pacific telegraph company .he was a member of the south fork fishing and hunting club that gained notoriety in the aftermath of the johnstown , pennsylvania flood .allen also was a poet and writer of music lyrics and published several works including '' hiou '' '' tenas '' '' iktah '' -lrb- '' a lot of trifles '' in chinook jargon -rrb- .in addition , he was a mentor of the artist john white alexander .