Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen explained

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 represented County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons.

Family

The future Lord Allen married Margaret du Pass on 18 November 1707.^[1] They had seven children, of whom at least three died young. They included:^[2]

• John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen (b. bef. 1708 – 25 May 1745)
• Elizabeth, married 1750 John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort
• Frances, married 1758 William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven.

Notes and References

1. The Right Hon'ble Margaret Lady Viscountess Allen was buried at St James's Church, Piccadilly, on 9 March 1758. Source: The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812. 9 March 1758.
2. Book: Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1825. 1019.