CHARLTON, St. John (d.1742), of Apley Castle, Salop.

Family and Education

1st s. of John Charlton of Apley Castle and Totteridge, Herts. by Anne, da. of Sir Richard Chiverton of Clerkenwell, ld. mayor of London. m. Arabella, da. of Maj.-Gen. Edward Braddock, 1s. suc. fa. 6 Sept. 1720.

Offices Held

Capt. R.N. 10 Nov. 1709.

Address

Main residence: Apley Castle, Salop.

biography text

A friend of Lord Henry Newport’s,1John Sambrooke to W. Forester, 16 Sept. 1733, Willey Pk. mss. Charlton, after an uneventful career in the navy, was returned for Bridgnorth on the Whitmore interest. An independent Whig, he voted consistently with the Opposition. In 1734 he gave up the seat to Thomas Whitmore, soon afterwards returning to sea under his old admiral, Sir John Norris.2J. Charnock, Biog. Navalis, iv. 6-7. He died Sept. 1742.

Author

J.B.L.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. John Sambrooke to W. Forester, 16 Sept. 1733, Willey Pk. mss.
2. J. Charnock, Biog. Navalis, iv. 6-7.