St Andrew St John, 16th Baron St John of Bletso
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St Andrew St John, 16th Baron St John of Bletso (5 October 1840 — 2 November 1887) was an English peer
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St John was the eldest son of St Andrew Beauchamp St John, 15th Baron St John
and his wife Eleanor Hussey. He succeeded his father to become the 16th Lord St John, in 1874 and lived at Melchbourne. Politically he was a Conservative
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St John died at Melchbourne at the age of 46 from congestion of the lungs and was buried at Bletsoe. He had no male child and the title passed to his younger brother Beauchamp
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St John married Ellen Georgina Senior, daughter of Edward Senior, a Poor Law Commissioner. They had two daughters, one of whom married Max Townley
who was a land agent for later holders of the title and served as MP for Mid Bedfordshire from 1918 to 1922. After the death of her husband, Ellen married Francis Savile Harry Judd of Rickling Essex. She died at Saffron Walden at the age of 49.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
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St John was the eldest son of St Andrew Beauchamp St John, 15th Baron St John
St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso
St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was born at Wimpole Street the eldest son of St Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of Bletso, and his wife, Louisa Boughton, daughter of Sir Charles William Rouse-Boughton, 9th Baronet. He succeeded his father in 1817 to...
and his wife Eleanor Hussey. He succeeded his father to become the 16th Lord St John, in 1874 and lived at Melchbourne. Politically he was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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St John died at Melchbourne at the age of 46 from congestion of the lungs and was buried at Bletsoe. He had no male child and the title passed to his younger brother Beauchamp
Beauchamp St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso
Beauchamp Moubray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was born at Melchbourne, the second son of St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Eleanor Hussey. He served in the Highland Light Infantry until 1867...
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St John married Ellen Georgina Senior, daughter of Edward Senior, a Poor Law Commissioner. They had two daughters, one of whom married Max Townley
Max Townley
Maximilian Gowran Townley was a British land agent, agriculturist and politician. He served one term in Parliament as a Conservative, and later campaigned for policies to support agriculture...
who was a land agent for later holders of the title and served as MP for Mid Bedfordshire from 1918 to 1922. After the death of her husband, Ellen married Francis Savile Harry Judd of Rickling Essex. She died at Saffron Walden at the age of 49.