Heman Allen

Democratic Republican Representative of Vermont

Congresses Served

House Terms

February 23, 1779 (73 years old)

Birthday

April 7, 1852

Death

American politician and lawyer active in the early 19th century.
Served as a U.S. Representative and as the first United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile.
Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795 and was admitted to the bar in 1801.
Held various local government positions, including town clerk and sheriff of Chittenden County.
Served as Chief Justice of the Chittenden County court and treasurer of the University of Vermont.
Elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and held the rank of Brigadier General in the militia.
Resigned from Congress to become United States Marshal for Vermont.
Appointed by President James Monroe as the first U.S. Minister to Chile, serving from 1823 to 1827.
Ran unsuccessfully for governor of Vermont as a candidate for the Anti-Masonic Party and the National Republican Party.
Served as president of the Burlington branch of the United States Bank until its charter expired in 1836.
Experienced personal losses, including the deaths of his first wife and daughter.
Married twice and had four children in total.
Related to notable figures in Vermont’s history, including Ira Allen and Ethan Allen.