Background
Bligh was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Lady Theodosia Hyde, later Baroness Clifton (in her own right).
Bligh was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Lady Theodosia Hyde, later Baroness Clifton (in her own right).
John Bligh between 1721 and 1747, was a British parliamentarian. Lord Darnley married Mary Stoyte on 11 September 1766. They had five children:
John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (30 June 1767 - 17 March 1831)
General Honorary
Edward Bligh (19 September 1769 - 2 November 1840)
Lady Theodosia Bligh (February 1771 - 21 January 1840)
Lady Catherine Bligh (born 1775, died 11 February 1812) who married Charles Stewart in 1804
Colonel Honorary
William Bligh (25 September 1775 - 8 August 1845).
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Bligh served as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Maidstone from 1741 to 1747 and for Athboy in the Irish House of Commons from 1739 to 1748.