Henry St John (MP for Huntingdon)

For other people named Henry St John, see Henry St John (disambiguation).

Sir Henry St John (1590-c.1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.

Henry St John
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
In office 1621 1625-1625
Personal details
Born	1590 (1590)
Died	c. 1642 (aged 51–52)
Parent	Oliver St John (father)
Relatives	Alexander St John (brother) Oliver St John (brother) Anthony St John (brother) Beauchamp St John (brother) Rowland St John (brother) Oliver St John (grandfather)

Biography

St John was a younger 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 Beauchamp, MP.^[2][3] Apart from Beauchamp, four other brothers, Oliver, Rowland, Anthony and Alexander were to become MPs. ^[4]

In 1621 St John was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. He was re-elected MP for Huntingdon in 1624 and again in 1625.^[5]

St John died without issue.^[1] His eldest brother Oliver inherited the Barony and became Earl of Bolingbroke.