John Duncan Bligh

The Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh KCB, DL (11 October 1798 – 8 May 1872) was a British diplomat. Early life Born in London, he was the second son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and his wife, Elizabeth Brownlow, the third daughter of Anglo-Irish politician William Brownlow (himself a grandson of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn). Through his mother, he was a first cousin of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan. His older brother was Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and his paternal grandfather was John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley. Bligh was educated at Eton College and then matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 6 May 1818. He received a BA in 1821. He was later elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where he received a BCL in 1828 and a DCL in 1836. Cricket In 1822, Bligh played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a first-class match, batting twice and scoring 2 each time. Numerous members of his family were involved in cricket.