Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley

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1859 – 1927

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Who was Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley?

Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley DL, JP, styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, was a British cricketer who captained the English team in the first ever Test series against Australia with the Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the earldom of Darnley and was elected an Irish representative peer.

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Born
Mar 13, 1859
Westminster
Nationality
  • England
Education
  • University of Cambridge
Died
Apr 10, 1927
Shorne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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