John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso (died 24 June 1757) was an

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peer. The son of Andrew St John and his wife Jane Blois, daughter of William Blois of Cockfield Hall, Suffolk, he was a nephew of

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and succeeded his brother

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to the family title in 1722. Lord St John married Elizabeth Crowley (the daughter of

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) at Greenwich on 6 March 1725. Their children included: *

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* St Andrew St John,

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*Henry St John, a

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*Anne, married in 1761 Cotton Trefusis, mother of

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*Barbara, who in 1764 became the second wife of

George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry (26 April 1722 – 3 September 1809), styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1744 to 1751, was a British peer and Tory politician. Early life Coventry was the second but eldest surviving son of William Cov ...

. *Jane, who married Humphrey Hall. British comedian and actor

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is a direct descendant of Lord St John.

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1757 deaths

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