Sir John Alan (also spelt Alen or Alleyn;[1] c. 1500 – 1561) was a leading English-born statesman in sixteenth century Ireland. He was a member of the Irish House of Commons, and held the offices of Master of the Rolls in Ireland, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Though he was childless himself, one of his brothers, William, founded a prominent landowning dynasty in County Kildare. The family's holdings included lands at Celbridge, St. Wolstan's and Kilteel, County Kildare, as well as substantial lands in County Dublin. They also acquired a baronetcy.[2]
- ^ Graves, James, ed. (1877). Roll of the Proceedings of the King's Council in Ireland for a Portion of the 16th year of the Reign of Richard II, 1392-1393. Rolls Series (in Latin, French, and English). Vol. 69. London: Longman. p. xxvi fn. 1. Retrieved 29 January 2021.; Gairdner, James, ed. (1891). "Henry VIII: December 1537, 26–31". Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII. Vol. v.12 pt.2, June–December 1537. London. No. 1310. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via British History Online.
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