On 7 April 1893 in Watertown, New York, he was born as son of Prof.
        Allen Macy Dulles and Edith Foster. Educated at Princeton University,
        received a B.A. in 1914 and an M.A. in 1916, and from 1916 till 1926
        he was in the US Diplomatic Servide, Department of State. In 1926 he
        obtained an LL.B. from the George Washington University. From 1926
        till 1942 he practices law in New York and, from 1942 till 1945, was
        head of of Office of Strategic Services post in Bern, Switzerland.
        From 1946 till 1950 he practiced again law in New York. From 4 January
        1951 till 23 August 1951, he was Deputy Director for Plands, CIA and,
        from 23 August 1951 till 26 February 1953, Deputy Director of Central
        Intelligence. On 9 February 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower
        appointed him Director of the CIB, on 23 February 1953 this was
        confirmed by the Senate and he was sworn in on 26 February 1953. On 10
        November 1960 President-elect John F. Kennedy requested him to
        continue as Director of Central Intelligence, and he remained until 29
        November 1961. In 1963 and 1964 he served on the President's
        Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. Allen Welsh
        Dulles died on 28 January 1969.
 

Source: Leo van de Pas