Captain Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen (26 April 1728 – 1 February 1816) was an Irish peer.

Life

The son of Hon. Richard A. Allen, and grandson of John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen

John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen

Captain John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Sir Joshua Allen....

, he succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Allen, County Kildare

County Kildare

County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

, and its subsidiary titles, on 10 November 1753, on the death of his brother the 4th Viscount who had died without issue.

He gained the rank of Captain in 1758 in the service of the 37th Regiment, under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, and fought in the Battle of Minden

Battle of Minden

The Battle of Minden—or Thonhausen—was fought on 1 August 1759, during the Seven Years' War. An army fielded by the Anglo-German alliance commanded by Field Marshal Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, defeated a French army commanded by Marshal of France Louis, Marquis de Contades...

 in 1759.

Family

He married Frances Barry, on 5 August 1781. They had two children.

• Hon. Letitia Dorothea Allen (d. 14 Jun 1878); she married William Herbert.
• Joshua William Allen, 6th Viscount Allen
  Joshua Allen, 6th Viscount Allen
  Joshua William Allen, 6th Viscount Allen MA was an Irish peer, the son of Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen. He succeeded to the titles of 6th Viscount Allen, County Kildare, and 6th Baron Allen of Stillorgan, on 1 February 1816....
  
  (b. c 1782-1845)