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| Oliver ST JOHN Matric. Fell.-Com. from PETERHOUSE, c 1595 . Doubtless s. and h. of Oliver, 3rd Baron St John, of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire . B. c 1580 . Adm. at Gray's Inn, 20 Apr., 1597. M.P. for Bedfordshire , 1601, and 1604 . K.B., 1610 . Succeeded his father as 4th Baron St John, Sep., 1618. Created Earl of Bolingbroke, 28 Dec., 1624. Joined the Parliamentarians, 1642 . Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire , 1643-6 . Took the covenant and became a lay member of the Westminster Assembly [ London ], 1643 . A commissioner for the custody of the Great Seal, 1643-6 . Married Elizabeth, dau. of William Paulet, of Ewalden, Somerset . Died Jun., 1646. Father of Anthony (1636) and probably of Oliver (1615). ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) | Oliver ST JOHN Approx. lifespan: 1580–1646 Matric. Fell.-Com. from Peterhouse c1595 Doubtless s. and h. of Oliver ST JOHN 3rd Baron St John of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire b. c1580 Adm. at Gray's Inn 1597:04:20 M.P. for Bedfordshire 1601, and 1604 K.B. 1610 Succeeded his father as 4th Baron ST JOHN 1618:09 Created Earl of Bolingbroke 1624:12:28 Joined the Parliamentarians 1642 Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 1643-46 Took the covenant and became a lay member of the Westminster Assembly, [ London ] 1643 A commissioner for the custody of the Great Seal 1643-46 Married Elizabeth PAULET dau. of William PAULET of Ewalden, Somerset d. 1646:06 father of Anthony ST JOHN (1636) probably father of Oliver ST JOHN (1615) ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) |