John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1827
Date of Death: 22-Dec-1896
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About 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.
- Darnley matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 15 May 1845 and received his B.A.
- in 1848 and his M.A.
- in 1869.On 24 July 1848, he was commissioned captain of the Cobham Troop of the West Kent Yeomanry.
- He was promoted to major on 18 April 1859, and to lieutenant-colonel on 28 April 1863.
- He retired from the Yeomanry on 9 September 1874, retaining his rank.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: Edward Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (1851–1900) Lady Edith Louisa Mary Bligh (22 August 1853 – 20 June 1904), married George Burvill Rashleigh on 18 August 1882 and had issue Lady Kathleen Susan Emma Bligh (31 October 1854 – 13 November 1928), married William Vesey Brownlow Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (1859–1927) Lady Alice Isabella Harriet Bligh (18 December 1860 – 15 June 1943) Hon.
- Arthur Frederick Pelham Bligh (25 April 1865 – 29 December 1924) Lady Mary Rose Florence Bligh (21 April 1868 – 5 July 1896) Lady Constance Violet Lucy Bligh (16 December 1869 – ?), married William Shakespear Childe-Pemberton on 28 June 1894 and had issueDarnley died on 14 December 1896 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward.
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