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Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Baron Saint John of Lydiard Tregoze
Born September 16, 1678 • Wiltshire? • England
Died December 12, 1751 (aged 73) • Battersea • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1712-1715), Great Britain • House of Commons (1701-1708), Great Britain
Political Affiliation Jacobite • Tory Party

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