Paulet St John, 3rd Earl of Bolingbroke (23 November 1634 – 5 October 1711), known as Paulet St John until 1688, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1663 to 1685. He inherited the peerage as Earl of Bolingbroke in 1688.

St John was the younger son of Sir Paulet St John, younger son of Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke. His mother was Elizabeth Vaughan.[1] In 1663, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bedford in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681.[1] In 1688 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. The following year he was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire, which he remained until his death. He was also a Recorder of Bedford.[1]

Lord Bolingbroke died unmarried in October 1711, aged 76. The earldom became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the barony of St John of Bletso by his kinsman Sir Paulet St Andrew St John, 5th Baronet.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d History of Parliament Online -St John, Paulet
Parliament of England Preceded byRichard TaylorJohn Kelyng Member of Parliament for Bedford 1663–1685 With: Richard Taylor 1663–1667Sir William Beecher 1667–1679Sir William Francklyn 1679–1685 Succeeded bySir Anthony Chester, BtThomas Christie Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Ailesbury Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire 1689–1711 Succeeded byThe Duke of Kent Peerage of England Preceded byOliver St John Earl of Bolingbroke 1688–1711 Extinct Baron St John of Bletso 1688–1711 Succeeded byPaulet St Andrew St John
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