Sir John Shelton

For others of the same name, see John Shelton.

Sir John Shelton and his wife Anne Boleyn, stained glass, St Mary's Church, Shelton, Norfolk
Chest tomb of Sir John Shelton, St Mary's Church, Shelton, Norfolk

Sir John Shelton (1476/7 – 1539) of Shelton in Norfolk, England, was a courtier to King Henry VIII. Through his marriage to Anne Boleyn, a sister and co-heiress of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire of Blickling Hall in Norfolk, he became an uncle of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. He was appointed comptroller of the joint household of Princesses Mary and Elizabeth, the King's daughters, and together with his wife was Governor to the King's children.