Thomas Bligh (1654 – 28 August 1710) was an Irish politician.
Bligh was the son of William Bligh, a prosperous merchant of Plymouth. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.
He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Athboy, from 1692 to 1693, then for County Meath from 1695 to 1699 and 1703 to 1710.
Around November 1706 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.
Family
On 9 December 1682, he married Elizabeth Napier (died 21 March 1737), daughter of Colonel James Napier, with children including:
- John (28 December 1687 – 12 September 1728), who was created Earl of Darnley
- Thomas (1693 – 1775), who became a Lieutenant-General
- Robert (ca. 1704 – June 1778), who became Dean of Elphin.
- Elizabeth, who married George St George, and was the mother of Sir Richard St George, 1st Baronet.
References
- "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860). George Dames Burtchaell / Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 74: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- "Privy Council of Ireland". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- "Rt. Hon. Thomas Bligh". thepeerage.com.
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