Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke, KB (1580? – June/July 1646), known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was an English nobleman and politician.
St John was elected as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1601, and again in 1604.[2] In 1604, he served on the committee appointed to discuss the change in the royal title. On 3 June 1610, he was made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
In September 1618, he succeeded his father; in the following year he sumptuously entertained James I at his house, and, in 1620, he took his seat in the House of Lords. On 28 December 1624, he was created Earl of Bolingbroke (a manor that had belonged to the Beauchamp family, from which he was descended). He took his seat on 22 June 1625.
In December 1626, St John refused to contribute to the forced loan; but in 1638–9 he contributed towards the expenses of the Bishops' War. On 28 August 1640, he signed the petition of the twelve peers, attributing the evils of the day to the absence of parliaments, and urging Charles I to summon one. He remained with the Long Parliament in 1642 when Charles retired to York, and, in February 1642–43, was named by the parliament lord lieutenant of Bedfordshire; in this capacity he took an active part in raising the militia and providing for the safety of the shire. In the same year he took the Solemn League and Covenant, and was appointed a lay member of the Westminster Assembly.
On 10 November he was one of the commissioners named for the custody of the Great Seal. In 1645 he was excused attendance at the House of Lords, and he died in June or July 1646.
Family
St John married, in April 1602, Elizabeth, daughter of William Paulet and granddaughter of Sir George Paulet, brother of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester. They had four sons and three daughters:
Sir Paulet St John, KB (d. 1638), married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rowland Vaughan (d. 1641) of St. Mary Spital (now Spitalfields), and had three sons:
His eldest son Oliver was mortally wounded at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642 and predeceased him, leaving only daughters. When Bolingbroke died in 1646, the earldom passed to his grandson Oliver, the eldest son of Bolingbroke's second son Sir Paulet St John.
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^History of Parliament Online: Oliver St John. Accessed 5 January 2023.
^ "ST. JOHN, Oliver I (c.1583-1646), of Bletsoe, Beds. of Abbot's Ripton, Hunts. and St. Bartholomew-the-Great, London". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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Oliver St John 1st Earl of Bolingbroke KB 1580 June July 1646 known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso was an English nobleman and politician Oliver St John 1st Earl of Bolingbroke Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 SourcesLife EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oliver St John 1st Earl of Bolingbroke news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message St John was son and heir of Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John of Bletso by his wife Dorothy Reid daughter and heiress of Sir John Rede or Reid of Oddington Gloucestershire He matriculated from Peterhouse Cambridge in about 1595 and was admitted at Gray s Inn on 20 April 1597 1 St John was elected as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1601 and again in 1604 2 In 1604 he served on the committee appointed to discuss the change in the royal title On 3 June 1610 he was made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry Frederick Prince of Wales In September 1618 he succeeded his father in the following year he sumptuously entertained James I at his house and in 1620 he took his seat in the House of Lords On 28 December 1624 he was created Earl of Bolingbroke a manor that had belonged to the Beauchamp family from which he was descended He took his seat on 22 June 1625 In December 1626 St John refused to contribute to the forced loan but in 1638 9 he contributed towards the expenses of the Bishops War On 28 August 1640 he signed the petition of the twelve peers attributing the evils of the day to the absence of parliaments and urging Charles I to summon one He remained with the Long Parliament in 1642 when Charles retired to York and in February 1642 43 was named by the parliament lord lieutenant of Bedfordshire in this capacity he took an active part in raising the militia and providing for the safety of the shire In the same year he took the Solemn League and Covenant and was appointed a lay member of the Westminster Assembly On 10 November he was one of the commissioners named for the custody of the Great Seal In 1645 he was excused attendance at the House of Lords and he died in June or July 1646 Family EditSt John married in April 1602 Elizabeth daughter of William Paulet and granddaughter of Sir George Paulet brother of William Paulet 1st Marquess of Winchester They had four sons and three daughters Oliver St John 5th Baron St John of Bletso 1603 1642 married Lady Abrabella Egerton and left four daughters Sir Paulet St John KB d 1638 married Elizabeth daughter of Sir Rowland Vaughan d 1641 of St Mary Spital now Spitalfields and had three sons Oliver St John 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke d 1688 Paulet St John 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke 1634 1711 Francis St John educated at Corpus Christi College Cambridge died unmarried Francis St John died unmarried Anthony St John c 1618 1673 married Ann Keynsham d 1700 of Tempsford Elizabeth St John died young Dorothy St John d 1628 married John Carey 2nd Earl of Dover without issue Barbara St John died youngHis eldest son Oliver was mortally wounded at the Battle of Edgehill in 1642 and predeceased him leaving only daughters When Bolingbroke died in 1646 the earldom passed to his grandson Oliver the eldest son of Bolingbroke s second son Sir Paulet St John His five younger brothers Rowland Anthony Alexander Beauchamp and Henry all became MPs 3 References Edit St John Oliver ST595O A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge History of Parliament Online Oliver St John Accessed 5 January 2023 ST JOHN Oliver I c 1583 1646 of Bletsoe Beds of Abbot s Ripton Hunts and St Bartholomew the Great London History of Parliament Trust Retrieved 14 August 2019 Sources Edit St John Oliver 1580 1646 Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Parliament of EnglandPreceded byEdward RadclyffeNicholas Luke Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire1601 1611 With Sir Edward Radclyffe Succeeded bySir Henry GreySir Oliver LukePolitical officesPreceded byThe Lord St John of Bletso Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire1619 1627 With The Duke of Lennox 1619 1624The Earl of Manchester 1624 1627 Succeeded byThe Earl of ManchesterPreceded byThe Earl of Manchester Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire1629 1636 With The Earl of Manchester Succeeded byThe Earl of ManchesterPreceded byThe Earl of Kent Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Parliamentary 1639 1646 Succeeded byDisputedPeerage of EnglandNew creation Earl of Bolingbroke1620 1646 Succeeded byOliver St JohnPreceded byOliver St John Baron St John of Bletso1618 1641 Succeeded byOliver St JohnPreceded byOliver St John Baron St John of Bletso1642 1646 Succeeded byOliver St John Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oliver St John 1st Earl of Bolingbroke amp oldid 1158020658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
