Benjamin Allen (MP)
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Benjamin Allen was an English politician.
Benjamin Allen was the son of John Allen, M.D., of Bridgwater
. He attended school in Bridgwater before being admitted, age 19, to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
in 1751. Allen was returned Member of Parliament
for Bridgwater
in 1768, 1774 and 1780, though this return was amended in 1781 by substituting another name.
Benjamin Allen was the son of John Allen, M.D., of Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
. He attended school in Bridgwater before being admitted, age 19, to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
in 1751. Allen was returned Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bridgwater
Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridgwater was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, until 2010 when it was replaced by the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency...
in 1768, 1774 and 1780, though this return was amended in 1781 by substituting another name.