Edward Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley
Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (21 August 1851 – 31 October 1900), styled Lord Clifton until 1896, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English landowner and aristocrat who played first-class cricket for Kent and for other amateur sides in the 1870s.[1] He was born and died at the English home of the Earls of Darnley, Cobham Hall, at Cobham, near Gravesend in Kent.
Described as "having a fearsome temper and being profligate",[2] Bligh matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 June 1870.[3]
In 1896, Bligh succeeded his father as the Earl of Darnley and "spent money like water", greatly reducing the wealth of the Darnleys.[2]
On 26 January 1899, he married Jemima Adeline Beatrice Blackwood, daughter of Francis J. L. Blackwood, by whom he had one daughter:[4]
- (1900–1937)
Upon his death on 31 October 1900, he was succeeded as Earl of Darnley by his brother Ivo and as Baron Clifton by his infant daughter .[4]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Lord Clifton". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b Wynne-Thomas & Griffiths, p. 7.
- ^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bligh, Edward Henry Stuart, Lord Clifton
- ^ a b 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.
Sources[]
- Wynne-Thomas, P. & Griffiths, P. (2002) ‘’Ivo Bligh”, Famous Cricketers Series – No. 67, ACS Publications: Nottingham. ISBN 1 902171 60 8.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley
- 1851 births
- 1900 deaths
- Bligh family
- People from Cobham, Kent
- People from Gravesend, Kent
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Kent cricketers
- English landowners
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Earls of Darnley
- Barons Clifton
- 19th-century British businesspeople