St John (Viscountcy)

A peerage of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Letters patent issued on Thu 2nd Jul 1716

To Henry St John as Hereditary peerage.

Nature of Special Remainder

Peerages with rules of limited inheritance, for example: the 1st Baroness Abercromby, whose peerage was limited to male descendants of her late husband.

Note: SR to second son, John St John and hm; failing whom to hm of said Sir Henry hereafter to be begotten

Holders

Number Surname Forenames Held from Held to
1st St John Henry Thu 2nd Jul 1716 Sun 8th Apr 1742
2nd St John John Sun 8th Apr 1742 Tue 26th Nov 1748
3rd St John Frederick Tue 26th Nov 1748 Sat 5th May 1787
4th St John George Richard Sat 5th May 1787 Sat 11th Dec 1824
5th St John Henry Sat 11th Dec 1824 Wed 1st Oct 1851
6th St John Henry Wed 1st Oct 1851 Tue 7th Nov 1899
7th St John Vernon Henry Tue 7th Nov 1899 Wed 1st May 1974
8th St John Kenneth Oliver Musgrave Wed 1st May 1974 Mon 5th Jul 2010

External identifiers

Wikidata: Q21050978

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