Thomas Allen (Cavalier)

Sir Thomas Allen DL, JP (24 April 1603 – 18 August 1681)^[1] was an English politician, royalist and lawyer.

He was the only son of Edward Allen and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Bennett.^[2] He was educated at Gray's Inn and then at St John's College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1622 and a Master of Arts in 1626.^[2] Allen became governor of Barnet in 1634 and was knighted in 1639.^[2] During the English Civil War, he was first Commissioner for Assessment, then of Array.^[2] He was served as Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer for London and Middlesex in 1660, and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace of the latter county a year later.^[2] In 1661, Allen entered the English House of Commons, sitting for Middlesex until 1679.^[1]

In 1627, he married Mary, youngest daughter of Sir John Weld, and had by her seven daughters and six sons.^[2] Allen died in 1681 and was buried in Finchley.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Middlesex". Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Henning, Basil Duke (1983). The House of Commons, 1660-1690. Vol. vol. I. London: Secker & Warburg. pp. 528–529. ISBN 0-436-19274-8. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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[Rayment-1] "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Middlesex". Retrieved 27 July 2009.

[Commons-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Henning, Basil Duke (1983). The House of Commons, 1660-1690. Vol. vol. I. London: Secker & Warburg. pp. 528–529. ISBN 0-436-19274-8. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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