Sir William Allanson (died 6 December 1656) was an English merchant

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and politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1653. Allanson was the son of Christopher Allanson of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire. He was a draper and became a freeman of the city of

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in 1610. He was twice

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, once when he was knighted by King Charles I at York on his visit there 26 May 1633.Knights of England
/ref> In November 1640, Allanson was elected

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for

in the

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. Allanson was buried at

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on 7 December 1656. Allanson married firstly on 12 December 1621 Lucy Orracke, daughter of Alexander Orracke. She died in September 1631. He married secondly in 1632 to Anne Tancred, daughter of Charles Tancred.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allanson, William Year of birth missing 1656 deaths English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 Lord Mayors of York