Heman Allen (of Colchester)
| Heman Allen | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1817 – April 20, 1818 |
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| Preceded by | Asa Lyon |
| Succeeded by | William Strong |
| 1st United States Ambassador to Chile | |
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In office January 27, 1823 – July 31, 1827 |
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| Succeeded by | Samuel Larned |
| Member of the Vermont State Senate | |
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In office 1812-1817 |
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February 23, 1779 Poultney, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1852 (aged 73) Highgate, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Laura Hart and Eliza Davis Fay |
| Children | Heman Allen |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Ambassador |
Heman Allen (February 23, 1779 – April 7, 1852) was an American lawyer, politician and ambassador from Colchester, Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative and as America's first United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile.
Allen was born in Poultney, Vermont to Heber Allen and Sarah Owen. He attended the common schools. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801. He began the practice of law in Colchester, Vermont.
He was town clerk of Colchester from 1807 until 1817. He served as Sheriff of Chittenden County from 1808 until 1810, and Chief Justice of the Chittenden County court from 1811 until 1814. He was treasurer of the University of Vermont in 1815.
Allen served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1812 until 1817. While in the State House he received the appointment of quartermaster of militia, with the rank of Brigadier general. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican candidate to the Fifteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817 until his resignation on April 20, 1818. Allen resigned from Congress to become a United States Marshal. He was appointed United States Marshall for the district of Vermont on December 14, 1818; he was reappointed on December 24, 1822. Allen was the agent for paying pensioners in 1819.
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