John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso

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

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.

References

  1. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs (1949). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant,. volume XI (revised ed.). London, U.K.: The St Catherine Press. p. 337.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. www.archive.org
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Rowland St John, 10th Baron
Baron St John of Bletso
17221757
Succeeded by
John St John, 12th Baron


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