Thomas Bligh

Thomas Cherburgh Bligh ( – 17 September 1830) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who served in the Irish House of Commons and the Parliament of Great Britain. Early life He was the eldest son of the Very Rev. Robert Bligh, Dean of Elphin, and the former Frances Winthrop. Before his parents married, his father was married to Catherine Elliott, the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Roger Elliott and sister to Maj.-Gen. Granville Elliott. One of his sisters, Frances Theodosia Bligh, was married to Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden, and another, Catherine Maria Bligh, was married to Hon. Hugh Howard (a son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow). His paternal grandfather was the politician Thomas Bligh, who was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland. Bligh's uncles 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 uncles served in the Irish House of Commons. Bligh was educated at Armagh and at St John's College, Cambridge.