Sir John St John (by 1495 – 19 December 1558), of

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, was an English politician. He was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and his wife Sybil, daughter of Rhys ap Morgan. He succeeded his father in 1525 and was knighted the following year. He was

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for 1529–30, 1534–35, and 1549–50. He was a

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(MP) of the

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in 1529?, 1539 and 1542. He firstly married, in 1521, Margaret, the daughter of Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, Suffolk, with whom he had 5 sons (including John and Oliver) and 4 daughters and secondly Anne, the daughter of Thomas Neville of Cotterstock,

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, with whom he had a further son and four daughters.

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15th-century births 1558 deaths People from the Borough of Bedford Knights Bachelor English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1539–1540 English MPs 1542–1544 High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire {{1529-England-MP-stub