Heman Allen (of Milton)
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Heman Allen was a U.S. Representative
from Milton
, Vermont
.
Born in Ashfield (now Deerfield
, Massachusetts
, Allen attended an academy in Chesterfield, New Hampshire
, for two years.
He moved to Grand Isle, Vermont
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1803 and commenced practice in Milton.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1810–1814, 1816, 1817, 1822, and 1824–1826.
He moved to Burlington
in 1828 and continued the practice of his profession.
Allen was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second
through the Twenty-fourth
Congresses and as a Whig
to the Twenty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1839).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-third
through Twenty-fifth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Burlington on December 11, 1844.
He was interred in Elmwood Avenue Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Milton
Milton, Vermont
Milton is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 10,352 at the 2010 census. According to local legend, the town was named for the English poet John Milton, but the name most likely originated from William FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliam, who held the title...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
.
Born in Ashfield (now Deerfield
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Deerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Allen attended an academy in Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Spofford...
, for two years.
He moved to Grand Isle, Vermont
Grand Isle, Vermont
Grand Isle is a town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census.A landing for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company's ferry to Plattsburgh, New York at Cumberland Head is located on the western shore of Grand Isle at Gordon's...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1803 and commenced practice in Milton.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1810–1814, 1816, 1817, 1822, and 1824–1826.
He moved to Burlington
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
in 1828 and continued the practice of his profession.
Allen was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second
22nd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W...
through the Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
Congresses and as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-fifth
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1839).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
through Twenty-fifth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Burlington on December 11, 1844.
He was interred in Elmwood Avenue Cemetery.