Bolingbroke, Viscount (1678-1751), Henry St. John, was an English statesman and writer. He became foreign secretary in 1710, and negotiated the Peace of Utrecht in 1713. He also tried to secure the succession to the throne for James Stuart, the Old Pretender. Queen Anne made Bolingbroke prime minister in 1714. But, after the queen's death four days later, Bolingbroke was dismissed and fled to France. He returned to England in 1723 and spent his remaining years writing. Bolingbroke was born in London and was educated at Eton College, near London, and at Oxford University.