John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso
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John St John of Northwood, 12th Baron St John of Bletso (15 November 1725 - 20 April 1767) was a British
peer
.
St John was the eldest son of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso
and his wife Elizabeth Crowley, daughter of Sir Ambrose Crowley of Greenwich. He was educated at Winchester College
and at New College, Oxford
. He inherited the title of Baron St John of Bletso
on the death of his father in 1757.
St John died at the age of 41 at Nice but was buried at Bletsoe.
St John married Susanne Louise Simond, the daughter of Peter Simond, a wealthy French Huguenot merchant in London. She brought £20,000 to the marriage. Their eldest son, John Peter died aged just three and St John was succeeded in the barony successively by his second son Henry and his third son St Andrew
. His widow died at Bath, Somerset in 1805 at the age of 80.
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St John was the eldest son of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso
John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso
John St John of Northwood, 12th Baron St John of Bletso was a British peer.St John was the eldest son of John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Elizabeth Crowley, daughter of Sir Ambrose Crowley of Greenwich. He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford...
and his wife Elizabeth Crowley, daughter of Sir Ambrose Crowley of Greenwich. He was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
. He inherited the title of Baron St John of Bletso
Baron St John of Bletso
Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1582 for Oliver St John.For a period, the title Baron St John was subsumed within the title Earl of Bolingbroke which was granted to the fourth Baron. The Earldom died out with the third Earl,...
on the death of his father in 1757.
St John died at the age of 41 at Nice but was buried at Bletsoe.
St John married Susanne Louise Simond, the daughter of Peter Simond, a wealthy French Huguenot merchant in London. She brought £20,000 to the marriage. Their eldest son, John Peter died aged just three and St John was succeeded in the barony successively by his second son Henry and his third son St Andrew
St Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of Bletso
St Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of Bletso PC FRS was an English politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 until 1806 when he inherited a peerage....
. His widow died at Bath, Somerset in 1805 at the age of 80.