St John Charlton (died 1742) of

Apley Castle Apley Castle was a medieval fortified manor in the village of Hadley, Shropshire, England. History Apley Castle was a moated, fortified manor house in Hadley near Wellington. By the early 14th century the manor was owned by the Charlton family ...

, Shropshire was a

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officer and politician who sat in the

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from 1725 to 1734. Charlton was the eldest son of John Charlton of Apley Castle and Totteridge, Hertfordshire and his wife Anne Chiverton, daughter of Sir Richard Chiverton of Clerkenwell, Lord mayor of London. He joined the

and was a Captain on 10 November 1709. He married Arabella Braddock, daughter of Major-General Edward Braddock. He succeeded his father on 6 September 1720. Charlton was returned as Member of Parliament for

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...

, on the Whitmore interest, at a by-election on 8 June 1725. He was returned again in a contest at the

1727 British general election The 1727 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was trigg ...

. He was an independent Whig, and voted generally with the Opposition. At the

1734 British general election The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of Great Britain, House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scot ...

he gave up the seat to

Thomas Whitmore Thomas Whitmore may refer to: *Thomas Whitmore (1599–1677), English lawyer and politician *Thomas Whitmore (1782–1846), English Whig MP for Bridgnorth *Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet (1612–1653), English MP for Bridgnorth *Thomas Charlton ...

. Charlton went back to sea soon afterwards under his old admiral, Sir John Norris. He died in September 1742 leaving one son.

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