John Alleyn (MP)
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John Alleyn or Allen was a Cornish politician.
John Alleyn was the son of Giles Allen, Rector of Little Waltham
and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Massam. John was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, where he matriculated in 1629, before being admitted to Gray's Inn
in 1642.
He was returned MP
for St Michael
, Cornwall
in 1660. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May, 1663 just before his death in Little Waltham, Essex.
John Alleyn was the son of Giles Allen, Rector of Little Waltham
Little Waltham
Little Waltham is a village just north of Chelmsford. It is adjacent to the village of Great Waltham. The Domesday Book refers to the two villages as Waltham consisting of several manors. The site of an Iron Age village was excavated before upgrading the main road north between the current...
and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Massam. John was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, where he matriculated in 1629, before being admitted to Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1642.
He was returned MP
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 St Michael
Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
in 1660. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May, 1663 just before his death in Little Waltham, Essex.