Background
Street John was a son of Oliver Street John, 3rd Baron Street John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire.
Street John was a son of Oliver Street John, 3rd Baron Street John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire.
He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War. He was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1626 and again in 1628. He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, Street John was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in the Short Parliament.
He was re-elected for Bedford for the Long Parliament in November 1640, where he was active at least in 1643 and remained in support of the parliamentary cause. Street John married Rebecca Hawkins on the 13 October
1613, she was the daughter of William Hawkins of Tilbrook.
Short Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1621 Street John was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire.