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He was the only son of John Blunden and his wife Martha Cuffe, daughter of Agmondesham Cuffe.
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John Blunden
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In 1739, Blunden was called to the bar at the Middle Temple and worked then as barrister. He was appointed Mayor of Kilkenny in 1753 and served as recorder of that city until his death. Blunden entered the Irish House of Commons in 1761, sitting for Kilkenny City, the same constituency his father had also represented, until 1776.
On 12 March 1766, he was created a baronet, of Blunden Castle, in the County of Kilkenny.
