Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Baronet

For the Member of Parliament for Middlesex, see Thomas Allen (English politician).

Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Baronet (c. 1633 – 15 December 1690)^[1] also spelt Aleyn or Alleyn, was an English politician and grocer.

Sir Thomas Allen Bt
Born	1633
Died	15 December 1690
Occupation(s)	Politician; Grocer

He was the son of William Aleyn and his wife Elizabeth Compton, daughter of William Compton, and was educated at Oundle School.^[2] Allen was alderman of Cheap Ward from 1652 until 1660 and subsequently of Aldgate Ward until 1679.^[3] He then represented Bridge Without until 1683 and again from 1689 until his death a year later.^[3] Allen was appointed Sheriff of London in 1654 and Lord Mayor of London in 1659.^[3] He is remembered as the Lord Mayor who welcomed King Charles II of England into the City of London on 29 May 1660 after his exile, regarded by many as the pivotal episode in the Restoration of the monarchy.^[4] Allen was knighted on the king's visit^[3] and two weeks later, on 14 June, he was created a baronet, of London, in the County of Middlesex.^[5] In 1673, he was admitted to Gray's Inn^[6] and in 1676, he became Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.^[7]

Around 1648, he married Elizabeth Birch, and had by her a son.^[2] Allen died in 1690 and was buried in Totteridge.^[3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Thomas^[1] (1648–1730), who married Elizabeth Angell and had a son, Charles, who pre deceased him leaving only female issue. On his death the baronetcy became extinct.^[8]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Sir Thomas Allen, 1st Bt". The Peerage. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
3. Orridge, Benjamin Brogden (1867). Some Account of The Citizens of London and Their Rulers, from 1060 to 1867. London: William Tegg. pp. 139–141.
4. "National Confusion over The Issue of The English Restoration – Dissertation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
5. Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 3.
6. Foster, John (1889). The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889. London: The Hansard Publishing Union Ltd. pp. 318.
7. "The Worshipful Company of Grocers". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
8. "Sir Thomas Allen, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. 18 June 2004.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Ireton	Lord Mayor of London 1659–1660	Succeeded by Sir Richard Browne
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of London) 1660–1690	Succeeded by Thomas Allen