Frank Augustus Allen

Frank Augustus Allen was a Massachusetts politician who served as the [Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge, Massachusetts|Mayor] of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Personal life

Frank was born in Sanford, Maine. His father died when he was two years old. He worked in various businesses, but retired after fourteen years. In 1867, he and others formed the Oriental Tea Company in Boston. He and his family moved to Cambridge in 1870, where he was elected Mayor in December of 1876. He died in Cambridge in 1916.