Allen, Heman
lawyer, congressman, diplomat, was born Feb. 23, 1779, in Poultney, Vt. He was a resident of Colchester, Vt.; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1795, and adopted the profession of the law; and was sheriff of Chittenden county in 1808 and 1809. From 1811 to 1814 he was chief justice of the Chittenden county court; from 1812 to 1817 was an active member of the state legislature; was appointed quartermaster of militia, with the title of brigadier; and was a trustee of the university of Vermont. He was first elected a representative in congress from Vermont in 1817, but resigned in 1818 to accept the appointment of United States marshal for the district of Vermont. In 1823 he received the appointment of minister to Chili, which post he resigned in 1828. In 1830 he was appointed president of the United States branch bank, of Burlington. He died April 9, 1852, in Highgate, Vt.