Allen, John Taylor., 1784-1861

John Taylor Allen (1784-1861) was the son of James Allen, a hatter and hose maunufacturer of Salford. Allen matriculated at Brazenoze College, Oxford on 15th April, 1801 (BA 1805, MA 1807), and was ordained deacon in 1811 and priest the following year (both by the Bishop of Chester).

He was appointed Librarian of Chetham's Library on the 20th March 1812. During his period as Librarian, he attempted to arrange and preserve a collection of deeds belonging to the Library's collection found in a garret in his apartment at Chetham's Hospital about 1813 or 1814. Unfortunately, a large number of papers were retained in Allen's hands after his departure from Chetham's, and these were only recovered in 1885. His plan to write a life of Chetham never materialised.

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