John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley

John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley (1 October 1719 – 31 July 1781), styled The Hon.

John Bligh between 1721 and 1747, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British parliamentarian.

[2] He matriculated at Merton College on 13 May 1735 and was created MA on 13 July 1738.

[3] Bligh served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone from 1741 to 1747[4] and for Athboy in the Irish House of Commons from 1739 to 1747.

Lord Darnley married Mary Stoyte on 11 September 1766.

Arms of Bligh: Azure, a griffin segreant or armed and langued gules between three crescents argent [ 1 ]