John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso
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John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (died 1596) 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.
John St John was M. P.
for Bedfordshire
in 1559 and from 1563 to 1567. In January 1585 he was appointed the keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots at Tutbury Castle
. John was reluctant to accept the commission and argued at length with Lord Burghley before accepting. Bletso was one of the peers who judged the guilt of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1586. He was Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
from about 1587 until his death.
St John married, about 1575, Catherine Dormer, daughter of Sir William Dormer of Wing Buckinghamshire
and died on 23rd October 1596 without male heirs. He was buried at Bletsoe. He was succeeded by his younger brother. His daughter Ann married William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham
. His widow died in 1615 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
.
England
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peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
. The son of Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso
Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso
Oliver St John of Bletsoe, 1st Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and Spelsbury and his wife Margaret . His paternal great-great-great-grandfather Sir Oliver St John of Bletsoe, Spelsbury and Lydiard Tregoze Oliver St John of Bletsoe,...
, and Agnes Fisher, he succeeded to the barony
Baron St John of Bletso
Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1582 for Oliver St John.For a period, the title Baron St John was subsumed within the title Earl of Bolingbroke which was granted to the fourth Baron. The Earldom died out with the third Earl,...
upon his father's death in 1582.
John St John was M. P.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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 1559 and from 1563 to 1567. In January 1585 he was appointed the keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots at Tutbury Castle
Tutbury Castle
Tutbury Castle is a largely ruinous medieval castle at Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, in the ownership of the Duchy of Lancaster. It is a Grade I listed building...
. John was reluctant to accept the commission and argued at length with Lord Burghley before accepting. Bletso was one of the peers who judged the guilt of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1586. He was Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
from about 1587 until his death.
St John married, about 1575, Catherine Dormer, daughter of Sir William Dormer of Wing Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
and died on 23rd October 1596 without male heirs. He was buried at Bletsoe. He was succeeded by his younger brother. His daughter Ann married William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Katherine Carey, Lady of the chamber to Queen Elizabeth who died 25 Feb 1603 at Arundel House, Strand, Middlesex, ENG.As Sir...
. His widow died in 1615 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
.