Blunden Baronets
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The Blunden Baronetcy, of Castle Blunden, in the County of Kilkenny, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland, created on 12 March 1766 for John Blunden
, who represented Kilkenny City
in the Irish House of Commons
. He was the son of John Blunden
, a Member of Parliament for the same constituency.
Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet
Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet 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...
, who represented Kilkenny City
Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny City was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He was the son of John Blunden
John Blunden (politician)
John Blunden was an Irish politician.He was named after his father and entered the Irish House of Commons in 1727, sitting for Kilkenny City until his death in 1752. Blunden married Martha Cuffe, only surviving daughter of Agmondesham Cuffe and sister of John Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart and had by her...
, a Member of Parliament for the same constituency.
Blunden Baronets, of Castle Blunden (1766)
- Sir John Blunden, 1st BaronetSir John Blunden, 1st BaronetSir John Blunden, 1st Baronet 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...
(d. 1783) - Sir John Blunden, 2nd Baronet (1767-1818)
- Sir John Blunden, 3rd Baronet (1814-1890)
- Sir William Blunden, 4th Baronet (1840-1923)
- Sir John Blunden, 5th Baronet (1880-1923)
- Sir William Blunden, 6th Baronet (1919-1985)
- Sir Philip Overington Blunden, 7th Baronet (1922-2007)
- Sir Hubert Blunden, 8th Baronet