About John St. John
Lived 1495 – 1562 (aged 66–67). John St. John was a politician.
Sir John St John (by 1495 – 19 December 1558), of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, was an English politician.
Biography He was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and his wife Sybil, daughter of Rhys ap Morgan. He succeeded his father in 1525 and was knighted the following year.
He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire for 1529–30, 1534–35, and 1549–50. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bedfordshire in 1529?, 1539 and 1542.
He first married, in 1521, Margaret, the daughter of Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, Suffolk, with whom he had 5 sons (including John and Oliver) and 4 daughters and secondly Anne, the daughter of Thomas Neville of Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, with whom he had a further son and four daughters.
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Who was John St. John?
English politician, died 1558
When was John St. John born?
John St. John was born in 1495.
When did John St. John die?
John St. John died on 27 August 1562.
What was John St. John's occupation?
John St. John was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John St John (Bedfordshire MP)
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