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 without male issue on 23 October 1596.[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire from April 1597 until his death.
St John 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 Rowland, Alexander, Anthony and Beauchamp were all MPs[3]
References
- 1 2 John Debrett Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- 1 2 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- ↑ Archaeologia Cambrensis (1861)
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Rotheram Thomas Snagge |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1588–1596 With: Edward Radclyffe 1588–1589 George Rotheram 1593–1596 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Radclyffe Oliver St John |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard Charnocke |
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire 1585–1586 |
Succeeded by Richard Charnocke |
| Preceded by Ralph Astrye |
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire 1589–1590 |
Succeeded by George Rotheram |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by John St John |
Baron St John of Bletso 1596–1618 |
Succeeded by Oliver St John |