John Brackett "Pie" Allen was an American prospector, businessman, and politician.
12 Facts About Pie Allen
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Pie Allen was born in Maine on October 22,1818, and educated in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Pie Allen moved to the American West as part of the California Gold Rush, arriving in Colorado City, Arizona Territory in 1857.
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Pie Allen's pies proved to be quite popular and profits from the endeavor allowed him to open a general store.
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On November 18,1867 Pie Allen was appointed one of three superintendents to Arizona's first school district.
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In 1873, Pie Allen resigned as Treasurer after being elected a member of the 7th Arizona Territorial Legislature.
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Pie Allen was reappointed at the close of the session and continued to serve until 1875.
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Pie Allen ascended Tucson's mayoral office on April 15,1876, serving a partial term.
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In 1881 the 63-year-old Pie Allen proposed marriage to a teenaged girl named Lola Tapia.
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The marriage lasted until 1891 when Pie Allen was granted a divorce on grounds of his wife's infidelity.
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Pie Allen was buried in the paupers' section of Tucson's Court Street cemetery.
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Pie Allen's tombstone was later moved to Pima County Cemetery without his remains to clear land for a building project.