Allen was a member of parliament (MP) for Carysfort from 1733 until 1742, when he succeeded his father as Viscount Allen.
In 1744, he was elected Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a post he held for the next three years.
[1] He never married and, on his death, his titles passed to his cousin.
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