Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke | |
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The Rt Hon. the Earl of Bolingbroke KB | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire | |
| In office 1601–1611 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 |
| Died | 1646 (aged 61–62) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Paulet (m. 1602) |
| Children | 7, including Oliver, 5th Baron St John of Bletso |
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| Relatives | Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso (grandfather) Sir Anthony St John (brother) Sir Alexander St John (brother) Sir Rowland St John (brother) Sir Henry St John (brother) Sir Beauchamp St John (brother) Oliver St John, 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke (grandson) Paulet St John, 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke (grandson) |
| Education | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke, KB (1584 – June 1646), previously styled the Hon. Oliver St John from 1596 to 1610, the Hon. Sir Oliver St John until 1618, then the 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was a 17th-century English nobleman and politician.