Andrew St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso

English Baron
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish Baron
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasBaron
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth23 August 1918
Death11 February 1978 (aged 59 years)
Star signVirgo
Family
Mother:Katherine Madge Lockwood
Father:Hon. Rowland Tudor St. John
Children:Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso
The details

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Beauchamp St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso TD (23 August 1918 – 11 February 1978) was an English peer.

He was the third son of Rowland Tudor St John (third son of Beauchamp St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso) and Katherine Madge Lockwood (second daughter of Sir Frank Lockwood). He was educated at Wellington and joined the Bank of England in 1937. He served in the Indian Army in World War II, and was later was a Lt-Colonel in the Royal Artillery (TA), commanding the Tower Hamlets Regiment (TA) from 1951 to 1954. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration.

After the war he was living at Old Deer Park Gardens Richmond with his parents, and in 1955 married Katherine Berg, daughter of Alfred Berg. He emigrated to South Africa in 1957 where he joined Syfret's Trust Company in Cape Town. He became the 21st Baron St John on the death of his cousin in 1976 but only lived to enjoy it for one year.

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