Family and Education
b. 25 Feb. 1795, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of John, 4th earl of Darnley [I] and 13th Lord Clifton [GB], and Elizabeth, da. of William Brownlow, MP [I], of Lurgan, co. Armagh. educ. Eton 1805; Christ Church, Oxf. 1812. m. 26 July 1825, Emma Jane, da. of Sir Henry Brooke Parnell*, 4th bt., 3s. 2da. suc. fa. as 5th earl of Darnley [I] and 14th Lord Clifton [GB] 17 Mar. 1831. d. 11 Feb. 1835.
Offices Held
Gov. co. Meath 1830 – 31, ld. lt. 1831 – d.; hered. steward, Gravesend and Milton 1831 – d.
Lt. Chatham and Dartford regt. Kent militia 1813; capt. W. Kent yeoman cav. 1819, maj. 1831.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Cobham Hall, nr. Gravesend, Kent; Clifton Lodge, nr. Athboy, co. Meath, [I].
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
BLIGH, Edward, Lord Clifton (1795-1835)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion