Ambrose St John (1760–1822) of Prior Park, Berkshire and The Close, Winchester, Hampshire, was a Member of Parliament for Callington in Cornwall and was Lt-Col Commandant of the Supply Militia of Worcestershire.[1]
Arms of St John: Argent, on a chief gules two mullets orMonument to Ambrose St John in Worcester Cathedral
He married Arabella Hamlyn (d. 1805),[1] only daughter of Sir James Hamlyn, 1st Baronet (1735–1811) (born "James Hammet") of Clovelly Court in Devon, and of Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a Member of Parliament for Carmarthen 1793–1802 and Sheriff of Devon 1767–8. Her mother was Arabella Williams (died 1797), daughter and eventual heiress of Thomas Williams (died 1792) of Edwinsford, Llandeilo, and of Court Derllys, both in Carmarthenshire. By Arabella he had issue two sons and five daughters,[1] including:
Thorne, R.G., biography of St John, Ambrose (1760-1822), of Prior Park, Berks. and The Close, Winchester, Hants., published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1790–1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986 [1]
October 19, 2023
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