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 father as Viscount Allen. In 1744, he elected Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a post he held for the next three years.^[1]

He never married and on his death his titles passed to his cousin.

References

↑ Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. vol. I. Cosimo, Inc. p. 400. ISBN 1-60206-641-8.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Richard Hull John Sale	Member of Parliament for Carysfort 1733–1742 With: Richard Hull	Succeeded by Richard Hull Stephen Trotter
Masonic offices
Preceded by The Lord Southwell	Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland 1744–1747	Succeeded by Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 6th Bt
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Joshua Allen	Viscount Allen 1742 – 1745	Succeeded by John Allen

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