Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet [SEP] noble title
Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet
Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet (c. 1718 – January 1783) was an Irish baronet and politician.
He was the only son of John Blunden and his wife Martha Cuffe, daughter of Agmondesham Cuffe. In 1739, Blunden was called to the bar at the Middle Temple and worked then as barrister. He was appointed Mayor of Kilkenny in 1753 and served as recorder of that city until his death.
Blunden entered the Irish House of Commons in 1761, sitting for Kilkenny City
Lord Darnley
Lord Darnley is a noble title associated with a Scottish Lordship of Parliament, first created in 1356 for the family of Stewart of Darnley and tracing a descent to the Dukedom of Richmond in England. The title's name refers to Darnley in Scotland. Outside the Peerage of Scotland, another Earldom of Darnley was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1729.
Early history.
The first baron was Sir John Stewart of Darnley. His descendant, John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, was created Earl of