Sir John Allot (or Allott) was a 16th-century

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merchant and politician who served as

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. He was the fourth son of a

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squire, Richard Allot of Great Lymber. He came to

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and joined the

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. He was elected in 1580 as one of the

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, serving with Ralph Woodcock, and in 1590 he was elected Lord Mayor of London. He did not finish his term, though. He died on 17 September 1591 and was buried at

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; the remainder of his term was served by Sir

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(as his second term). He had a daughter, Margaret, who married William Albany of Oxsted. Another daughter, Anne, married Thomas Pigott, MP, and secondly Sir John Gibson, MP.

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