Robert Bligh
Peerage person ID=33733
About Robert Bligh
Robert Bligh ( 1704 – 1778) was an Irish Anglican dean in the 18th century.
Early life Bligh was the son of Thomas Bligh (1654–1710) and his wife Elizabeth Naper (d. 1737). 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.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
Career He was Dean of Elphin from 1768 until his death in 1778.
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. Catherine Maria Bligh (d. ), who married Hon. Hugh Howard, son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow, in 1792. Robert Elphin Bligh, who died without issue.
Bligh died about 1778.
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Peerage person ID=33733
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Robert Bligh died in 1760.
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