George St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Richard St John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke and 4th Viscount St John (5 March 1761–11 December 1824) was a British peer and politician.

The son of the 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke and Lady Diana Spencer, he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 23 June 1777. On 5 May 1787, he succeeded to his father's titles. St John was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cricklade from 1782 to 1784 and Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1806 to 1808.

[edit] Family

On 26 February 1783, he married firstly Charlotte Collins, daughter of Reverend Thomas Collins.

• Hon. George St John (c. 1786–1803)
• Henry St John, 4th Viscount Bolingbroke (1786–1851)

After being divorced, Lord Bolingbroke married secondly Isabella Charlotte Antoinette Sophia Hompesch, Baroness Hompesch on 1 August 1804.

• Hon. Isabella St John
• Hon. Antonia St John
• Hon. Ferdinand St John (1804–1865), married Selina Charlotte Keatinge, daughter of Colonel Maurice St Leger Keatinge on 8 February 1826 and had Frederic Robert St John
• Hon. Charles Robert St John (1807–1844), married Jane Gibson on 20 April 1841

[edit] References

• thePeerage. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Paul Benfield John Macpherson	Member of Parliament for Cricklade with Paul Benfield 1782–1784	Succeeded by Charles Westley Coxe Robert Adamson
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Macclesfield	Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1806–1808	Succeeded by The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Frederick St John	Viscount Bolingbroke and St John 1787–1824	Succeeded by Henry St John