Beauchamp St John
Sir Beauchamp St John (1594-1667) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.
St John was a son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire.[1] He was knighted on 24 July 1619 at Bletsoe together with his brother Henry.[2][3]
In 1621 St John was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire. He was elected MP for Bedford in 1626 and again in 1628. He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[4] In 1625 he inherited through his wife the manor of Tilbrook.[5][6]
In April 1640, St John was elected MP for Bedford in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected for Bedford for the Long Parliament in November 1640, where he was active at least in 1643 and remained in support of the parliamentary cause.
St John married Rebecca Hawkins on the 13 Oct. 1613, she was the daughter of William Hawkins of Tilbrook.[5] He had a son who died young and a daughter. His elder brother Oliver inherited the Barony and became Earl of Bolingbroke. His brother Alexander sat as MP for Bedford before him.[1]
References
- 1 2 Archaeologia Cambrensis (1861)
- ↑ Knights of England
- ↑ John Nichols The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities of King Charles I Volume 3
- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229-239.
- 1 2 Parishes: Tilbrook, A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3 (1912), pp. 171-175.Date accessed: 14 February 2011
- ↑ Victoria County History reports that St John died in 1631, quoting source "Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccccxxix, 132." However Sir Beauchamp was recorded in parliament in the 1640s and there is no other candidate for the name.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Oliver Luke Sir Oliver St John |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1621-1622 With: Sir Oliver Luke |
Succeeded by Sir Oliver Luke Sir Oliver St John |
| Preceded by Sir Alexander St John Richard Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Bedford 1626-1629 With: Richard Taylor |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Bedford 1640-1653 With: Sir Samuel Luke |
Succeeded by Not represented in the Barebones parliament |