Sir Henry Paulet St John, 2nd Baronet (1737–1784), was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1772 to 1780. Dogmersfield Park 01

Early life

St John was the eldest son of

Sir Paulet St John, 1st Baronet Sir Paulet St John, 1st Baronet (7 April 1704 – 8 June 1780) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1734 and 1754. Life He was born the eldest son of Ellis St John (formerly Mews) of Farley Chamberlayne by his seco ...

, MP. of

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, Hampshire and his wife Mary Waters, daughter of John Waters of Brecon. In 1750 he was at

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. He entered

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on 15 October 1755 and was awarded MA on 5 July 1759. Caveat: See the note on confusion with his son. At the age of 23, he was knighted on 24 December 1760. He married Dorothy Maria Tucker, daughter of Abraham Tucker of

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Surrey on 27 October 1763.

Political career

With the backing of the

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, St. John was returned unopposed as

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for

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at a by-election in February 1772. In the 1774 general election he retained the seat. He is not recorded as speaking in the House and he did not stand in 1780.

Later life and legacy

St John succeeded his father in the

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and the

estate on 9 June 1780 and died on 7 August 1784. He was succeeded by his only son

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. He and his wife Dorothy also had two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John, Henry Paulet 1737 births 1784 deaths People from Hart District People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain