Thomas Bligh (1654–1710)
Thomas Bligh (1654 – 28 August 1710) was an Irish politician.
Bligh the son of William Bligh, a prosperous merchant of Plymouth. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1]
He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Athboy, from 1692 to 1693, then for County Meath from 1695 to 1699 and 1703 to 1710.<refLeigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.</ref>
Around November 1706 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.[2]
Family[]
On 9 December 1682, he married Elizabeth Napier (died 21 March 1737), daughter of Colonel James Napier, with children including:
- John (28 December 1687 – 12 September 1728), who was created Earl of Darnley
- Thomas (1693 – 1775), who became a Lieutenant-General
- Robert (ca. 1704 – June 1778), who became Dean of Elphin.[3]
- Elizabeth, who married George St George, and was the mother of Sir Richard St George, 1st Baronet.
References[]
- ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860). George Dames Burtchaell / Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 74: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^ "Privy Council of Ireland". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "Rt. Hon. Thomas Bligh". thepeerage.com.
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