Street Andrew John

Background

Street John was born at Woodford, Northamptonshire, the son of John Street John, 12th Baron Street John of Bletso and his wife Susanna Louisa Simond, daughter of Peter Simond.

Education

He was educated by the Review John Skynner at Easton near Stamford.

Career

He was then admitted at Lincoln"s Inn on 7 May 1773 and at Street John"s College, Cambridge in 1776. He was awarded Master of Arts in 1779 and was called to the bar on 29 January 1782. He was Under Secretary of State for foreign affairs to Lord North for a short time in 1783 but otherwise was generally very active in opposition.

In April 1784,he was unseated on petition in favour of Robert Henley-Ongley, Baron Ongley but reversed the situation when Ongley was unseated on his petition on 19 May 1785.

In 1787, he was one of the managers of the Impeachment of Warren Hastings. He was Captain of the Bedford Volunteers in 1803.

As a peer he accepted a Privy Councillorship in 1806. Also in 1806 he became Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners until 1807 and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Bedford Volunteers until 1808. from 1806 to 1808.

In 1808 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Street John married Louisa Boughton, 30 years his junior at Street George Hanover Square on 16 July 1807. She was the daughter of Sir Charles William Rouse-Boughton, 9th Baronet and Catherine Pearce Hall. Street John was then nearly 50 and had a long parliamentary career behind him in which he would have been on the opposite side in most cases to Louisa"s father.

They lived at Melchbourne Park, Bedfordshire, and had two children, Street Andrew and Louisa (born posthumously) who married Norman Macleod 25th Chief.

Lord Street John died at the age of 58, leaving Louisa a widow with a young family.

Membership

1st United Kingdom Parliament. 2nd United Kingdom Parliament. 15th Parliament of Great Britain.

16th Parliament of Great Britain.

17th Parliament of Great Britain. 18th Parliament of Great Britain.

Royal Society]

In 1780, Street John was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire.

Connections

Friend:

Charles James Fox