Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso
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Oliver St John of Bletsoe
, 1st Baron St John of Bletso (died 23 May 1582) was an English
peer
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St John was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and Spelsbury (born Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, 1498) and his wife Margaret (née Waldegrave). His paternal great-great-great-grandfather Sir Oliver St John of Bletsoe, Spelsbury and Lydiard Tregoze (d. 1437) was the husband of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
, great-great-granddaughter of Roger de Beauchamp, who was summoned to Parliament as Baron Beauchamp of Bletso
from 1363 to 1379. Since then that title had not been assumed although St John was considered to be the line of heir. In 1558 he was raised to the peerage himself as Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford.
He was elected as knight of the shire (MP) for Bedfordshire
in 1547. He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
in 1551 and from 1560 to 1569 was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
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Lord St John of Bletso married Agnes Fisher. He died in May 1582 and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John
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Bletsoe
Bletsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the A6, and about eight miles north of Bedford. The village has a small park, the former site of Bletsoe Castle and a church. Nearby places are Sharnbrook, Milton Ernest, Riseley, Thurleigh, Odell, Souldrop, and Swineshead...
, 1st Baron St John of Bletso (died 23 May 1582) was an English
England
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Peerage
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St John was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and Spelsbury (born Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, 1498) and his wife Margaret (née Waldegrave). His paternal great-great-great-grandfather Sir Oliver St John of Bletsoe, Spelsbury and Lydiard Tregoze (d. 1437) was the husband of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
Margaret Beauchamp, of Bletso, Bedfordshire, Spelsbury, Oxfordshire and Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire was the daughter of John Beauchamp, of Bletso and Edith Stourton...
, great-great-granddaughter of Roger de Beauchamp, who was summoned to Parliament as Baron Beauchamp of Bletso
Baron Beauchamp of Bletso
Baron Beauchamp of Bletso was a title in the Peerage of England, created by writ when Roger de Beauchamp , son of Giles de Beauchamp and Catherine de Bures, was summoned to Parliament as the 1st Baron Beauchamp of Bletso from 1363 to 1379.His son by his first marriage to Sybil de Patshull, another...
from 1363 to 1379. Since then that title had not been assumed although St John was considered to be the line of heir. In 1558 he was raised to the peerage himself as Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford.
He was elected as knight of the shire (MP) for Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
in 1547. He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. One sheriff was appointed for both counties from 1125 until the end of 1575, after which date separate sheriffs were appointed...
in 1551 and from 1560 to 1569 was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.*William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551...
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Lord St John of Bletso married Agnes Fisher. He died in May 1582 and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John
John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso
John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer. The son of Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso, and Agnes Fisher, he succeeded to the barony upon his father's death in 1582....
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