John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley (16 April 1827 – 14 December 1896), styled Lord Clifton from 1831 to 1835, was a British peer.
The eldest son of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley, he succeeded his father in the earldom in 1835. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Kent on 3 September 1847.[1] Darnley matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 15 May 1845 and received his B.A. in 1848 and his M.A. in 1869.[2]
On 24 July 1848, he was commissioned captain of the Cobham Troop of the West Kent Yeomanry.[3] He was promoted to major on 18 April 1859,[4] and to lieutenant-colonel on 28 April 1863.[5] He retired from the Yeomanry on 9 September 1874, retaining his rank.[6][7]
On 31 August 1850, Darnley married Lady Harriet Mary Pelham, the daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester, by whom he had eight children:[8]
- Edward Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (1851–1900)
- Lady Edith Louisa Mary Bligh (22 August 1853 – 20 June 1904), married George Burvill Rashleigh on 18 August 1882 and had issue[9]
- Lady Kathleen Susan Emma Bligh (31 October 1854 – 13 November 1928), married William Vesey Brownlow
- Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (1859–1927)
- Lady Alice Isabella Harriet Bligh (18 December 1860 – 15 June 1943)
- Hon. Arthur Frederick Pelham Bligh (25 April 1865 – 29 December 1924)
- Lady Mary Rose Florence Bligh (21 April 1868 – 5 July 1896)
- Lady Constance Violet Lucy Bligh (16 December 1869 – ?), married William Shakespear Childe-Pemberton on 28 June 1894 and had issue
Darnley died on 14 December 1896 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 20776". 24 September 1847. p. 3406. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20776/page/3406
- ↑ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bligh, John Stuart, Earl of Darnley
- ↑ "No. 20882". 1 August 1848. p. 2847. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20882/page/2847
- ↑ "No. 6912". 24 May 1859. p. 751. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/6912/page/751
- ↑ "No. 22731". 1 May 1863. p. 2326. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22731/page/2326
- ↑ "No. 24129". 8 September 1874. p. 4314. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24129/page/4314
- ↑ "No. 24132". 18 September 1874. p. 4432. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24132/page/4432
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Burke, Sir Bernard; Burke, Ashworth P. (1914). Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Harrison & Sons. p. 571. https://books.google.com/books?id=RVggAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ "The County". 24 August 1882. p. 4.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley
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