John St John (Bedfordshire MP)
16th-century English politician
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Sir John St John (by 1495 – 19 December 1558), of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, was an English politician.
Anne Neville
John St John | |
|---|---|
 Arms of St John: Argent, on a chief gules two mullets or | |
| High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire | |
| In office 1529-1530 1534-1535 1549-1550 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire | |
| In office c. 1529? 1539 1542 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | By 1495 |
| Died | 19 December 1558 |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret Waldegrave (m. 1521)Anne Neville |
| Children | 14, including Oliver |
| Relatives | John St John (grandson) Oliver St John (grandson) |
Biography
He was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and his wife Sybil, daughter of Rhys ap Morgan. He succeeded his father in 1525 and was knighted the following year.[citation needed]
He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire for 1529–30, 1534–35, and 1549–50. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bedfordshire in 1529?, 1539 and 1542.[1]
He first married, in 1521, Margaret, the daughter of Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, Suffolk, with whom he had 5 sons (including John and Oliver) and 4 daughters and secondly Anne, the daughter of Thomas Neville of Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, with whom he had a further son and four daughters.[citation needed]
