John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso

The Right Honourable
The Lord St John of Bletso
Born
England
Died(1757-06-24)24 June 1757
Spouse
Elizabeth Crowley
​
(m. 1725)​
Children6+, including John and St Andrew
RelativesRobert Trefusis (grandson)
Paulet St John (uncle)

John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso (died 24 June 1757) was an English peer.

Biography

The son of Andrew St John and his wife Jane Blois, daughter of William Blois of Cockfield Hall, Suffolk, he was a nephew of Paulet St John, 8th Baron St John of Bletso and succeeded his brother Rowland St John, 10th Baron St John of Bletso to the family title in 1722.[1]

Lord St John married Elizabeth Crowley (the daughter of Ambrose Crowley) at Greenwich on 6 March 1725.[2] Their children included:

British comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong is a direct descendant of Lord St John.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ G.E. Cokayne; Vicary Gibbs (1949). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. XI (revised ed.). London, U.K.: The St Catherine Press. p. 337.
  2. ^ Bedford Borough Council Community Archives - The St John Family Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage (1939 edn), q.v. St. John.
  4. ^ "Visitation of England and Wales". [London] : Priv. printed. 18 December 1893 – via Internet Archive.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron St John of Bletso
1722–1757 		Succeeded by


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