George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke

George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke

George Richard St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke and 4th Viscount St John (5 March 1761–11 December 1824) was a British peer and politician.

The son of the 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke and Lady Diana Spencer, he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 23 June 1777. On 5 May 1787, he succeeded to his father's titles. St John was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cricklade from 1782 to 1784 and Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1806 to 1808.

Family

On 26 February 1783, he married firstly Charlotte Collins, daughter of Reverend Thomas Collins.

*Hon. George St John (c. 1786–1803)
*Henry St John, 4th Viscount Bolingbroke (1786–1851)

After being divorced, Lord Bolingbroke married secondly Isabella Charlotte Antoinette Sophia Hompesch, Baroness Hompesch on 1 August 1804.

*Hon. Isabella St John
*Hon. Antonia St John
*Hon. Ferdinand St John (1804–1865), married Selina Charlotte Keatinge, daughter of Colonel Maurice St Leger Keatinge on 8 February 1826 and had Frederic Robert St John
*Hon. Charles Robert St John (1807–1844), married Jane Gibson on 20 April 1841

References

*cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p3515.htm#i35146| title= thePeerage| accessdate= 2007-01-16


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