Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen LLD

Doctor of law

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 (17 September 1685 – 5 December 1742) was an Irish peer and politician.

He was the son of John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen and succeeded to his father's titles on 8 November 1726. Between 1709 and 1727, he represented Kildare County

Kildare County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 in the Irish House of Commons

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He married Margaret du Pass on 18 November 1707. They had one child.

• John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen
  John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen
  John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen. Allen was a Member of Parliament for Carysfort from 1733 until 1742, when he succeeded his father as Viscount Allen...
  
  (b. bef. 1708-25 May 1745)