Heman Allen (of Milton)

Heman Allen (June 14, 1777 – December 11, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician from Milton, Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative.

Heman Allen
From Volume II of 1905's Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	Benjamin Swift
Succeeded by	John Smith
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1810–1814 1816-1817 1822 1824–1826
Personal details
Born	June 14, 1777 Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 11, 1844 (aged 67) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian Whig
Spouse(s)	Sarah Ann "Sally" Prentis Allen
Children	8
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Biography

Allen was born in Ashfield (now Deerfield, Massachusetts) to Enoch Allen and Mercy Belding Allen. He attended an academy in Chesterfield, New Hampshire for two years before moving to Grand Isle, Vermont.

He read law with Elnathan Keyes of Burlington and Bates Turner of St. Albans. Allen was admitted to the bar in 1803.[1] He began the practice of law in Milton, and was the first resident lawyer in Milton.[2]

Allen served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1810 to 1814, 1816 to 1817, 1822, and 1824 to 1826.[3] He moved to Burlington in 1828 and continued the practice of law.

He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third and the Twenty-fourth Congresses March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1837).[4] He was elected as a Whig candidate to the Twenty-fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1837 until March 3, 1839.[5]

While in Congress, Allen served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury during the Twenty-third through Twenty-fifth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress. After leaving Congress, Allen resumed the practice of law. He was a director of the Lake Champlain Steamboat Company.[6]

Personal life

Allen married Sarah Ann "Sally" Prentis Allen on December 4, 1804. They had eight children; Heman Jr. Allen, Lucius Alle, George Allen, Sarah Allen, Charles Prentis Allen, Joseph William Allen, Julia Allen and James Heman Allen.

Allen was the distant cousin of Heman Allen (of Colchester), United States Representative from Colchester, Vermont and America's first United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile.[7][8]

Death

Allen died in Burlington on December 11, 1844, and is interred at the Elmwood Avenue Cemetery in Burlington.

References

1. Vermont History. 1921. p. 81.
2. Duffy, John J. (2003). The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. p. 38. ISBN 9781584650867.
3. "Allen, Heman, of Milton (1777-1844)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
4. "ALLEN, Heman (of Milton), (1777 - 1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. "Rep. Heman "of Milton" Allen". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
6. "Allen, H. (Heman), 1777-1844". New York State Library. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
7. Duffy, John J. (2003). The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. p. 38. ISBN 9781584650867.
8. "ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester), (1779 - 1852)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: ALLEN, Heman (of Milton), (1777 - 1844)
• Heman Allen at Find a Grave
• Govtrack.us: Rep. Heman “of Milton” Allen
• The Political Graveyard: Allen, Heman, of Milton (1777-1844)
• Burlington, Vermont

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.