Francis Allen (c. 1583 – 6 September 1658) was an English financier, politician and regicide who sided with parliament in the civil war against Charles I.
[1] Allen was elected to the Long Parliament for Cockermouth in April 1642 and assisted with the financial administration of the English Civil War.
In January 1644 he was part of a hostile demonstration against the earl of Essex.
[1] Following the formation of the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I, Allen was appointed one of the 135 commissioners.
Though he did not sign the death warrant, he arranged payments and prepared accounts for the execution event[1] Previously an active member of the Rump Parliament, Allen was one of those bitterly attacked by Cromwell during the latter's Military Coup.