Born 13 Dec. 1863 at Lehi, Utah Co., Utah Territory.[1] Son of Edward Martin Allison and Eliza Brown.[2] Graduated from the University of Deseret, 1884.[3] Admitted to the Utah bar, 3 Feb. 1887.[4] Prominent lawyer in Summit, Weber, and Salt Lake Counties, Utah Territory.[5] Married first Rowene Cooke, 13 Nov. 1890, at Ogden, Weber Co.[6] Elected to the Ogden City Council, 14 Feb. 1891.[7] Served as assistant U.S. district attorney for Utah Territory, 1891–1893.[8] Served in the Utah Senate, 1896–1904; selected as president of the senate, Dec. 1902.[9] Served as Ogden city attorney, 1898.[10] Divorced, Aug. 1917, in Salt Lake City.[11] Married second Frona E. Garst, 26 Nov. 1918, in Chicago.[12] Appointed to the U.S. Shipping Board, July 1921.[13] Died 20 May 1926 in Washington, DC; buried in Ogden.[14]
[1]1900 U.S. Census, Ogden City, Weber Co., UT, ED 193, p. 10B, E. M. Allison. “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2]. 1880 U.S. Census, Coalville, Summit Co., Utah Territory, ED 72, p. 13A, Edward M. Allison. “Allison Appointed to Shipping Board,” Salt Lake Telegram, 6 July 1921, 5. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 May 2020), Edward Martin Allison (LCQM-VVT).
[2] “Sealings of Couples, Living and by Proxy, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. D, 27 Apr. 1861–20 Feb. 1864, p. 93, line 4958, Edwd Martin Allison and Eliza Brown, 16 Aug. 1862, microfilm 1149514, DGS 7226466 (restricted access), FHL. Den Norske Kirke, Glemmen Prestegjeld (Ostfold), Kirkeboker, 1733–1933, Dopte b. 6, 1852–1866, p. 46, Elise Andrea Josephine Marie Bruun, microfilm 125880, DGS 8680227, image 31/376, FHL. 1880 U.S. Census, Coalville, Summit Co., Utah Territory, ED 72, p. 13A, Edward M. Allison. “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2].
[3] History of the Bench and Bar of Utah (Salt Lake City: Interstate Press Association, 1913), 107.
[4] “Fragments,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 4 Feb. 1887, [3]. “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2].
[5] “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2]. “Allison Appointed to Shipping Board,” Salt Lake Telegram, 6 July 1921, 5. “Allison Gets Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty,” Salt Lake Telegram, 13 Aug. 1917, [2]. “Mr. Evans Resigns the Attorneyship,” Salt Lake Herald, 29 July 1891, 3. History of the Bench and Bar of Utah (Salt Lake City: Interstate Press Association, 1913), 107.
[6] Utah Probate Court, Weber County Marriages, 1887–1939, Marriage Licenses, 1890, no. 564, Edward M. Allison Jr. and Rowene Cooke, DGS 100634175, images 348–349/454, FHL.
[7] “Ogden’s New City Council Installed,” Sunday Herald (Salt Lake City), 15 Feb. 1891, [1].
[8] “Mr. Evans Resigns the Attorneyship,” Salt Lake Herald, 29 July 1891, 3. History of the Bench and Bar of Utah (Salt Lake City: Interstate Press Association, 1913), 107.
[9] “A Republican Legislature,” Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Nov. 1895, [1]. EBW, Diary, 17 Nov. 1895 and 6 Feb. 1901. “Allison President of the Senate; Hull Speaker of House; Latest Tips,” Salt Lake Telegram, 3 Dec. 1902, [1]. Senate Journal (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1896), v. Senate Journal (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1903), 1. History of the Bench and Bar of Utah (Salt Lake City: Interstate Press Association, 1913), 107.
[10] “Another Tangle,” Salt Lake Herald, 2 Apr. 1898, 7.
[11] “Allison Gets Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty,” Salt Lake Telegram, 13 Aug. 1917, [2].
[12] Cook Co., IL, County Clerk, Marriage Licenses, 1871–1920, no. 813264, Edward M. Allison Jr. and Ferona E. Garst, 26 Nov. 1918, microfilm 1030685, DGS 4272504, image 384/1431, FHL. “Weddings and Engagements,” Chicago Daily Tribune, 27 Nov. 1918, 11.
[13] “Allison Appointed to Shipping Board,” Salt Lake Telegram, 6 July 1921, 5. “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2].
[14] District of Columbia, Health Department, Death Certificates, 1874–1931 no. 299324, Edward M. Allison, microfilm 2116026, DGS 4025324, image 325/3094, FHL. “E. M. Allison Jr. Taken by Death at Washington,” Salt Lake Telegram, 21 May 1926, [2]. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah, Cemetery Abstracts, vols. 9–10, p. 128, Edward Martin Allison, 20 May 1926, microfilm 874344, DGS 7827608, image 148/658, FHL. “Old Friends Gather at Final Rites,” Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner, 27 May 1926, [12].