Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke
Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke ( December 21, 1732 - May 5, 1787 ) was a British peer and politician .
Life
He was the eldest son of John St. John, 2nd Viscount St. John from his marriage to Anne Furnese, half-sister and heir to Sir Henry Furnese, 3rd Baronet (1716-1735).
He was educated at Eton College . When his father died in 1748, he inherited his title of nobility as 3rd Viscount St. John and 3rd Baron St. John of Battersea . On the death of his uncle Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke , he also inherited his titles as 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke , 2nd Baron St. John of Lydiard Tregoze and 6th Baronet , of Lidiard Tregoze.
From 1762 to 1765 and from 1768 to 1780 he held the court office of Lord of the Bedchamber .
In 1763 he sold his property in Battersea , Surrey , to the Viscount Spencer .
Marriage and offspring
In 1757 he married the painter Lady Diana Spencer , daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough . His wife was Queen Charlotte's lady- in- waiting from 1762 to 1768 . With Lady Diana he had two sons:
- George Richard St. John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke (1761-1824);
- Hon. Frederick St. John (1763–1844), Member of the House of Commons , General in the British Army , Squire of Chailey, Sussex.
Around 1763 he entered into an extramarital relationship with the actress and courtesan Nelly O'Brien († 1768), with whom he had an illegitimate son:
- Arthur St. John (* 1764).
His wife also had an extramarital relationship with Topham Beauclerk, because of which Frederick obtained a divorce from her on March 10, 1768.
When he died in 1787, his eldest son George inherited his title of nobility.
Web links
- Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke on thepeerage.com
- St John, Viscount (GB, 1716) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)
- Bolingbroke, Viscount (GB, 1712) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)
- Literature by and about Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John St. John |
Viscount St. John 1748-1787 |
George St. John |
| Henry St. John |
Viscount Bolingbroke 1751-1787 |
George St. John |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | St. John, Frederick, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | St. John, Frederick, 3rd Viscount St. John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1732 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1787 |