John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley

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 BA in 1848 and his MA 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]

Darnley died on 14 December 1896 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward.[8]

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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Edward Bligh
Earl of Darnley
1835–1896
Succeeded by
Edward Bligh
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