John St John (Bedfordshire MP)

Sir John St John (by 1495 – 19 December 1558), of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, was an English politician.

John St John
Arms of St John: Argent, on a chief gules two mullets or
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
In office
1529-1530
1534-1535
1549-1550
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire
In office
c. 1529?
1539
1542
Personal details
BornBy 1495
Died(1558-12-19)19 December 1558
Spouse(s)
Margaret Waldegrave
(m. 1521)

Anne Neville
Children14, including Oliver
RelativesJohn St John (grandson)
Oliver St John (grandson)

Biography

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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.[citation needed]

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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "ST. JOHN, Sir John (by 1495-1558), of Bletsoe, Beds. - History of Parliament Online". Historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.