Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso
- Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso
-
Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso (c. 1540–1618) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1588 until 1596 when he inherited the peerage as Baron St John of Bletso.
St John was a son of Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso, and Agnes Fisher.[1] He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1585. In 1588 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire.[2] He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire again in 1589 and was re-elected MP for Bedfordshire in 1593.[2] He succeeded to the barony on the death of his brother John in 1596.[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire from April 1597 until his death.
St John married married Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire. His eldest son Oliver inherited the Barony and became Earl of Bolingbroke. His other sons Alexander, Anthony and Beauchamp were all MPs[3]
References
Categories:
- 1540 births
- 1618 deaths
- People of the Tudor period
- 16th-century English people
- 17th-century English people
- Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England
- Barons in the Peerage of England
- High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Baron St John of Bletso — Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1582 for Oliver St John. He was the great great grandson of Sir John St John (d. c. 1482) , eldest son of Sir John Oliver St John of Bletso … Wikipedia
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke — Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke. Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke (1580?–1646), known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was an English nobleman and politician. Life Born about 1580, he was son and heir of Oliver… … Wikipedia
Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso — Duchess of Somerset Lady Welles Spouse(s) Sir Oliver St John John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles Issue Sir John St John Oliver St John Edith St John Elizabeth St John, Baroness Scrope of Bolton Mary St John… … Wikipedia
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire — This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire became part of Huntingdon and Peterborough in 1965; see Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough. From 1672 until 1965, all Lords Lieutenant were… … Wikipedia
Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire — This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire. John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt bef. 1544 – aft. 1547 Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso bef. 1558 – 1582 John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso bef. 1584 … Wikipedia
Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset — Infobox Person name = Thomas Grey, second Marquess of Dorset image size = caption = The remains of Thomas Grey s Bradgate House today birth date = 22 June 1477 birth place = death date = 10 October 1530 death place = education = occupation = peer … Wikipedia
Dorothy Stafford — Spouse(s) Sir William Stafford Issue Elizabeth Stafford, Lady Drury Dorothy Stafford Sir Edward Stafford Ursula Stafford William Stafford Sir John Stafford Noble family Stafford Father Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford … Wikipedia
Viscount Grandison — of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for Sir Oliver St John, the Chief Governor of Ireland, with special remainder to the male issue of his niece Barbara, wife of Sir Edward Villiers, elder half brother of… … Wikipedia
Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath — (Baptised 1 March, 1590 ndash; 31 March, 1636), was born 27 Aug 1575 in Somerset to William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath and Elizabeth Russell. Edward was married twice first on 14 July, 1623 to Dorothy St. John, daughter of Oliver St. John, 3rd… … Wikipedia
Henry VIII of England — Henry VIII redirects here. For other uses, see Henry VIII (disambiguation). Henry VIII … Wikipedia
