Robert Bligh
Irish Anglican dean (c. 1704–1778)
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Early life
Bligh was the son of Thomas Bligh (1654–1710) and his wife Elizabeth Naper (d. 1737).[2] Bligh's elder brothers were John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Lt.-Gen. Thomas Bligh, best known for his service during the Seven Years' War. Both of his elder brothers and his son served in the Irish House of Commons.[3]
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]
Career
He was Dean of Elphin from 1768 until his death in 1778.[5][6]
Personal life
On 1 July 1742 in County Meath, he married Catherine (Kitty) Elliott (1714–55). Kitty, a daughter of Major-General Roger Elliott and Charlotte Elliot, was sister to Major-General Granville Elliott, and widow of Charles Boyle (1710-), of Araglin Bridge, County Cork.[2]
On 18 March 1759, he married secondly to Frances Winthrop (b. 1735) in London. Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Frances Theodosia Bligh (d. 1802), who married Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden.[2]
- Thomas Cherburgh Bligh (c. 1761–1830), who married Lady Theodosia Bligh, a daughter of Bligh's nephew, John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley.[7]
- Catherine Maria Bligh (d. c. 1801), who married Hon. Hugh Howard, son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow, in 1792.[2]
- Robert Elphin Bligh, who died without issue.[2]
Bligh died about 1778.
