John Alleyn was the eldest son of Richard Alleyn of Thaxted. He had two brothers, Christopher and John; it was not unknown at this time for families to have two sons with the same given name. His brothers both married daughters (and co-heirs) of Giles Leigh of Walton Leigh.[2]
Careeredit
Alleyn became a successful mercer in London, where he was elected as one of the Sheriffs of London in 1518.[3] He was elected to his first term as Lord Mayor in 1525, and to a second term in 1535.[2] He was later chosen to join the Privy Council of King Henry VIII.[3] He was one of the principal benefactors of the 16th-century rebuilding of the Hospital of St Thomas of Acre, where he was later interred.[4] He also left a rich golden collar to be worn by Lord Mayors of London.[5]
Death and legacyedit
Alleyn died in 1544 and was buried at a chapel which he had built in St Thomas Acres.[2] He had no legitimate children, but he did have two illegitimate sons and one daughter. The elder son, Christopher Alleyn, inherited sufficient wealth to secure his status in society, becoming a Member of Parliament and marrying a daughter of William Paget, 1st Baron Paget.[6] Part of Alleyn's estate went to his brother John Alleyn, junior, ancestor of the Alleyn baronets.[2]
john, alleyn, mercer, john, alleyn, sometimes, alleyne, died, 1544, english, merchant, politician, served, terms, lord, mayor, london, contents, family, career, death, legacy, referencesfamily, editjohn, alleyn, eldest, richard, alleyn, thaxted, brothers, chri. Sir John Alleyn sometimes Alleyne 1 died 1544 was an English merchant and politician who served two terms as Lord Mayor of London Contents 1 Family 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesFamily editJohn Alleyn was the eldest son of Richard Alleyn of Thaxted He had two brothers Christopher and John it was not unknown at this time for families to have two sons with the same given name His brothers both married daughters and co heirs of Giles Leigh of Walton Leigh 2 Career editAlleyn became a successful mercer in London where he was elected as one of the Sheriffs of London in 1518 3 He was elected to his first term as Lord Mayor in 1525 and to a second term in 1535 2 He was later chosen to join the Privy Council of King Henry VIII 3 He was one of the principal benefactors of the 16th century rebuilding of the Hospital of St Thomas of Acre where he was later interred 4 He also left a rich golden collar to be worn by Lord Mayors of London 5 Death and legacy editAlleyn died in 1544 and was buried at a chapel which he had built in St Thomas Acres 2 He had no legitimate children but he did have two illegitimate sons and one daughter The elder son Christopher Alleyn inherited sufficient wealth to secure his status in society becoming a Member of Parliament and marrying a daughter of William Paget 1st Baron Paget 6 Part of Alleyn s estate went to his brother John Alleyn junior ancestor of the Alleyn baronets 2 References edit Brydges Egerton The Topographer pg 458 a b c d Wright Thomas The History and Topography of the County of Essex pg 245 a b Collins Arthur The English Baronetage Vol 2 pg 150 British History Online Norris Herbert Tudor Costume and Fashion History of Parliament Alleyn Sir Christopher Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Alleyn mercer amp oldid 1081837405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
