Viscount Allen, in the
County of Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county ...
, was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
. It was created on 28 August 1717 for
John Allen, who had earlier represented
County Dublin
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,
County Carlow and
County Wicklow in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ...
. He was made Baron Allen, of
Stillorgan in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Both his son, the second Viscount, and grandson, the third Viscount, sat in the Irish House of Commons. The third Viscount was succeeded by his cousin, the fourth Viscount. He was the son of the Honourable Richard Allen, younger son of the first Viscount. Lord Allen was also a member of the Irish House of Commons. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Viscount. He represented
Eye in the
British House of Commons. His son, the sixth Viscount, fought in the
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...
. He was unmarried and the titles became extinct on his death on 21 September 1845.
Sir Joshua Allen (died 1691), father of the first Viscount, was
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin ( ga, Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the honorary title of the chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach, links=no ) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Th ...
.
Viscounts Allen (1717)
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John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen (1661–1726)
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Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen
Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen, LLD (17 September 1685 – 5 December 1742), was an Irish peer and politician.
He was the son of The 1st Viscount Allen, and succeeded to his father's titles on 8 November 1726. Between 1709 and 1727, he represe ...
(1685–1742)
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John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen
John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen (11 June 1713 – 25 May 1745), was an Irish peer and politician.
He was the son of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen. Allen was a member of parliament (MP) for Carysfort from 1733 until 1742, when he succeeded his ...
(1713–1745)
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John Allen, 4th Viscount Allen (died 1753)
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Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen (1728–1816)
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Joshua William Allen, 6th Viscount Allen (–1845)
References
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Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1717