Henry St John | |
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Member of Parliament for Huntingdon | |
In office 1621 1625-1625 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1590 |
Died | c. 1642 (aged 51–52) |
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Relatives | Alexander St John (brother) Oliver St John (brother) Anthony St John (brother) Beauchamp St John (brother) Rowland St John (brother) Oliver St John (grandfather) |
Sir Henry St John (1590-c.1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.
St John was a younger son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire. [1] He was knighted on 24 July 1619 at Bletsoe together with his brother Beauchamp, MP. [2] [3] Apart from Beauchamp, four other brothers, Oliver, Rowland, Anthony and Alexander were to become MPs. [4]
In 1621 St John was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. He was re-elected MP for Huntingdon in 1624 and again in 1625. [5]
St John died without issue. [1] His eldest brother Oliver inherited the Barony and became Earl of Bolingbroke.