Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke | |
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![]() Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke. | |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire | |
In office 1601–1611 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1580 |
Died | June/July 1646 (aged 65–66) |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Paulet (m. 1602) |
Children | 7, including Oliver |
Parent |
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Relatives | Rowland St John (brother) Anthony St John (brother) Alexander St John (brother) Beauchamp St John (brother) Henry St John (brother) Oliver St John (grandson) Paulet St John (grandson) Oliver St John (grandfather) |
Education | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke, KB (1580? – June/July 1646), known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was an English nobleman and politician.