John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen (11 June 1713 – 25 May 1745), was an

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peer and politician. He was the son of

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. Allen was a

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(MP) for Carysfort from 1733 until 1742, when he succeeded his father as

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. In 1744, he was elected Grandmaster of the

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, a post he held for the next three years. He never married and, on his death, his titles passed to his cousin.

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* 1713 births 1745 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wicklow constituencies Members of the Irish House of Lords

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