John Bligh, fourth earl of Darnley

(1767-1831)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Darnley, John Bligh, Earl of, 1767-1831 NRA: Bligh, John (1767-1831) 4th Earl of Darnley LBT ID: LdDarnl4 VIAF ID: 23593699 LOC ID: n85295021	B/BAP: 1767-06-30 DIED: 1831-03-17
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The son of the third earl; he succeeded to the title in 1781.
REFERENCES TO John Bligh, fourth earl of Darnley: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 20 October 1820 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 2 Lord Darnley to Lady Morgan, 30 October 1822 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Found 6: ¶ 1 ¶ 2 ¶ 3 ¶ 4 ¶ 5 ¶ 6 Lord Byron to the Earl of Blessington, 5 April 1823 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830) Found 1: ¶ 2 Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 25 June 1824 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830) Life of Byron: 1823 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 21: Sun Anecdotes Found 1: ¶ 7 Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XI Found 1: ¶ 12 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XII: 1817-18 Found 1: ¶ 2 Ch XIII: 1819-20 Ch. III: 1823-24