John Duncan Bligh

The Honourable
Sir John Bligh
KCB, DL
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Duke of Brunswick
In office
1847–1856
Preceded byThomas Grenville
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover
In office
1838–1856
Preceded byThe Earl of Clarendon
Succeeded bySir John Fiennes Crampton
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden and Norway
In office
1835–1838
Preceded bySir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe
Succeeded bySir Thomas Cartwright
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Russia
In office
1832–1835
Preceded bySir Stratford Canning
Succeeded byThe Earl of Durham
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands
In office
July 1832 – September 1832
Preceded byThomas Cartwright
Succeeded byHon. George Jerningham
Personal details
Born
John Duncan Bligh

(1798-10-11)11 October 1798
London, England
Died8 May 1872(1872-05-08) (aged 73)
Sandgate, Kent
Spouses
Elizabeth Mary Gisborne
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(m. 1835; died 1837)​
Anne Julia Brownlow
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(m. 1865; died 1872)​
RelationsWilliam Brownlow (grandfather)
Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley (brother)
ChildrenElizabeth Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester
Parent(s)John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley
Elizabeth Brownlow
EducationEton College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford

The Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh KCB, DL (11 October 1798 – 8 May 1872)[1] was a British diplomat.

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