Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke, 3rd Viscount St John. St John succeeded his father as 4th Baronet on the latter's death in 1708, then on 2 July 1716 he was created a peer as 1st Viscount St John, elevating him to the House of Lords. Viscount St John died 8 April 1742, aged 89, and was buried at St Mary's Church, Battersea. References 1652 births 1742 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain Peers of Great Britain created by George I Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Wiltshire People from Battersea People from Westminster Henry Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People educated at Eton College