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Ira Allen (April 21, 1751-January 7, 1814) was one of the founders of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 and leaders of the Green Mountain Boys
Green Mountain Boys

The Green Mountain Boys were historically, the militia of the Vermont Republic. Today it is the informal name of the Vermont National Guard which comprises the Vermont Army and Air National Guard....
; he was born in Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall, Connecticut

Cornwall is a New England town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and was the brother of Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla warfare leader who fought against the Province of New York's settlement of Vermont, and later for Vermont's independence during the American Revolutionary War....
. He was a member of the Vermont Legislature
Vermont General Assembly

The Vermont General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself ....
 in 1776-1777. Allen designed the Great Seal of Vermont and the seal of the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
.

In 1780 he presented to the Legislature a memorial
Petition

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 for the establishment of the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
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Ira Allen (April 21, 1751-January 7, 1814) was one of the founders of Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 and leaders of the Green Mountain Boys
Green Mountain Boys

The Green Mountain Boys were historically, the militia of the Vermont Republic. Today it is the informal name of the Vermont National Guard which comprises the Vermont Army and Air National Guard....
; he was born in Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall, Connecticut

Cornwall is a New England town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and was the brother of Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla warfare leader who fought against the Province of New York's settlement of Vermont, and later for Vermont's independence during the American Revolutionary War....
. He was a member of the Vermont Legislature
Vermont General Assembly

The Vermont General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself ....
 in 1776-1777. Allen designed the Great Seal of Vermont and the seal of the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
.

In 1780 he presented to the Legislature a memorial
Petition

A petition is a request to change some thing, most commonly made to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer....
 for the establishment of the University of Vermont
University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as The University of Vermont, is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university....
. He contributed money and a fifty-acre (20 ha) site at Burlington
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
. He was called the "Metternich of Vermont" and the "Father of the University of Vermont."

He served as Surveyor General of Vermont from 1779 to 1787.

He went to France
France

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 in 1795 and bought 20,000 muskets and 24 cannon for Irish
Ireland

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 rebels and sought French army intervention for seizing Canada
Canada

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 to create an independent republic called United Columbia. He was captured at sea, taken to England
England

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, and placed on trial but was acquitted after a lawsuit which lasted eight years.

He owned undeveloped land including a stake in Barton, Vermont and was a major stakeholder in Irasburg, Vermont
Irasburg, Vermont

Irasburg is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 United States Census....
 which was named after him.

He published books:
  • The Natural and Political History of Vermont, (London, 1798)
  • Statements Appended to the Olive Branch, (1807)