{{Short description|American politician (1848–1936)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roger Allin | image = Roger Allin (North Dakota Governor).jpg | caption = From the 1897 atlas ''North Dakota and Richland County Chart'' | order = 4th | office = Governor of North Dakota | term_start = January 10, 1895 | term_end = January 6, 1897 | lieutenant = John H. Worst | predecessor = Eli C. D. Shortridge | successor = Frank A. Briggs | order2 = 2nd | office2 = Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota | term_start2 = January 7, 1891 | term_end2 = January 3, 1893 | governor2 = Andrew H. Burke | predecessor2 = Alfred Dickey | successor2 = Elmer D. Wallace | office3 = Member of the North Dakota Senate | term3 = 1889–1891 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1848|12|18}} | birth_place = Devonshire, U.K. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1936|1|1|1848|12|18}} | death_place = Park River, North Dakota, U.S. | resting_place = Park River Memorial Park | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = Republican | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = }} '''Roger Allin''' (December 18, 1848 – January 1, 1936) was an American politician who was the fourth governor of North Dakota from 1895 to 1897, and the second lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 1891 to 1893 serving under Governor Andrew H. Burke.

==Biography== Allin was a native of Bradworthy, Devonshire, England.<ref name=allin>{{cite web|title=Roger Allin|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/145/000208518/|publisher=Soylent Communications|accessdate=September 3, 2012}}</ref> After his father died, he and his family moved to Ontario, Canada, where he was educated in the public schools.<ref name="Roger Allin">{{cite web|title=Roger Allin|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_north_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_allin_roger.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=September 3, 2012}}</ref> He settled on a farm in Walsh County in 1880.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trinka |first=Zena Irma |title=Out Where the West Begins |date=1920 |publisher=The Pioneer Company |location=St. Paul |pages=380 |language=English}}</ref> He married twice, first to Isabella McKensie on March 22, 1881, then to Anna McKensie (niece of Isabella) on May 1, 1918.<ref name=allin/> He had one child.

==Career== Allin served in the Dakota Territorial Council in 1887–1889<ref>[http://legis.state.sd.us/historical/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3144 The South Dakota Legislature-Historical Listings-Legislator Information-Roger Allin]</ref> and as a delegate to the North Dakota 1889 Constitutional Convention.<ref>"North Dakota's New Governor," ''The New York Times'', January 9, 1895. Retrieved September 5, 2011.</ref> Allin was a member of the North Dakota Senate from 1889 through 1891; and then Lieutenant Governor as a Republican from 1891 through 1893.<ref name="Roger Allin"/> Elected by popular vote on November 6, 1894, he served as Governor through 1897. The effects of the Panic of 1893 were dealt with during his tenure. After losing a bid for reelection, he retired from politics and pursued his farming interests.

==Death== Allin died on January 1, 1936, and is interred at Park River Memorial Park, Park River, North Dakota.

==See also== *List of United States governors born outside the United States

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==External links== *[http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ndgov1.htm#allin Biography for Roger Allin] from the [http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ State Historical Society of North Dakota website] *[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_north_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_allin_roger.html National Governors Association], nga.org. Accessed March 28, 2024. * {{cite BDA1906 |wstitle= Allin, Roger |volume= 1 |pages= 94 |short=1}}

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