St John married Eleanor Hussey, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Hussey on 12 March 1838.[2] In addition to his sons St Andrew and Beauchamp, who succeeded successively to the barony, he had a third son, Edmund, and two daughters, Eleanor and Laura (12 June 1842 – 21 October 1919), who married Connolly McCausland of Drenagh (13 May 1828 – 25 June 1902) on 8 June 1867, and were the great-great grandparents of comedian, actor and TV presenter Alexander Armstrong.
St John died aged 62 at Melchbourne, and was buried at Bletsoe.[1] He was succeeded in the title successively by his sons St Andrew and Beauchamp.
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^ abcBedford Borough Council Community Archives - The St John Family 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab"St John, St Andrew (ST829SA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
andrew, john, 15th, baron, john, bletso, november, 1811, january, 1874, english, peer, right, honourablethe, lord, john, bletsobaron, john, bletsoin, office, 1817, january, 1874preceded, byst, andrew, johnsucceeded, byst, andrew, johnpersonal, detailsborn8, no. St Andrew St John 15th Baron St John of Bletso 8 November 1811 27 January 1874 was an English peer The Right HonourableThe Lord St John of BletsoBaron St John of BletsoIn office 1817 27 January 1874Preceded bySt Andrew St JohnSucceeded bySt Andrew St JohnPersonal detailsBorn8 November 1811Wimpole Street London EnglandDied27 January 1874 1874 01 27 aged 62 Melchbourne Bedford Bedfordshire EnglandResting placeBletsoePolitical partyTorySpouseEleanor Hussey m 1838 wbr ChildrenSt Andrew St John 16th Baron St John of Bletso Beauchamp Mowbray St John 17th Baron St John of Bletso Edmund St John Eleanor St John Laura McCauslandParent s St Andrew St John 14th Baron St John of BletsoLouisa BoughtonRelativesAlexander Armstrong great great great grandson Biography editSt John was born at Wimpole Street the eldest son of St Andrew St John 14th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Louisa Boughton daughter of Sir Charles William Rouse Boughton 9th Baronet 1 He succeeded his father in 1817 to become the 15th Lord St John at the age of six He was educated at Harrow School and was admitted at Trinity College Cambridge on 10 March 1829 He lived at Melchbourne Park 2 and politically was a Tory unlike his father 1 St John married Eleanor Hussey daughter of Vice Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Hussey on 12 March 1838 2 In addition to his sons St Andrew and Beauchamp who succeeded successively to the barony he had a third son Edmund and two daughters Eleanor and Laura 12 June 1842 21 October 1919 who married Connolly McCausland of Drenagh 13 May 1828 25 June 1902 on 8 June 1867 and were the great great grandparents of comedian actor and TV presenter Alexander Armstrong St John died aged 62 at Melchbourne and was buried at Bletsoe 1 He was succeeded in the title successively by his sons St Andrew and Beauchamp References edit a b c Bedford Borough Council Community Archives The St John Family Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b St John St Andrew ST829SA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Peerage of England Preceded bySt Andrew St John Baron St John of Bletso1817 1874 Succeeded bySt Andrew St John Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Andrew St John 15th Baron St John of Bletso amp oldid 1208069140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
