John Beard Allen (May 18, 1845 - January 28, 1903) was an American politician from the state of Washington. He was a Republican.

Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He served as a private in the Civil War. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and passed the bar in 1869. He moved to Washington in 1870, and started a law practice in Olympia. He served as United States attorney (1875 - 1885), and as reporter for the supreme court for the Territory of Washington (1878 - 1885). He was a Republican Delegate to Congress in 1889, and after Washington achieved statehood, he was elected and served in the United States Senate (1889-1893). After the legislature failed to select a Senator for the following term, Allen was appointed by the governor, but was not seated by the Senate.[1] After leaving public office, Allen went into private law practice in Seattle.

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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.