| Authorised form of name | Alleyn; John (1621 - 1663); barrister |
| Other forms of surname | Alleyne |
| Allen |
| Dates | 1621 - 1663 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 2 March 1621 |
| Date of death | 26 June 1663 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Little Waltham, Essex, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (matriculated 1639); Gray's Inn (admitted 1642)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1649); MP for Michael [Mitchell], Cornwall (1660)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on 8 May 1661 |
| Relationships | Parents: Giles Allen and Elizabeth Massam |
| OtherInfo | In his role as MP, Alleyn was appointed to 31 committees and held 11 recorded speeches, which voiced the general view of the Presbyterian opposition. Amongst some ecclesiastical matters, he was involved in the committee to establish the names of the regicides in 1660. He was friends with Sir John Finch (1663), although it is not clear whether Finch brought him into the Society's circles. Upon Alleyn's death in June 1663, he left £300 as a fund to apprentice poor boys from the parish of Little Waltham. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; Henning
References:
Michael Hunter, 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 9-114
Notes:
Alleyn did not sign the Society's first Charter book in May 1663 and died shortly after in June. The election date is Alleyn's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 15 May 1661. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/23560541 |
| Code | NA8100 |