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Bligh Sound
Bligh may refer to: Surname * Anna Bligh (born 1960), Australian politician * George Miller Bligh (1780–1834), British naval officer, son of Richard Rodney Bligh * Jasmine Bligh (1913–1991), British television presenter * Richard Bligh (1780–1838), British barrister * Richard Rodney Bligh (1737–1821), British naval officer * Thomas Bligh (1685–1775), British army general * Thomas Bligh (1654–1710), (1654–1710) Irish politician * William Bligh (1754–1817), British naval officer whose command of the HMS ''Bounty'' was challenged by 1789 mutiny Members of the family of the Earl of Darnley, an English aristocratic family associated with cricket in Kent: * John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley (1687–1728), son of Thomas Bligh (1654–1710) * Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley (1715–1747), peer * John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley (1719–1781), parliamentarian * John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (1767–1831), peer and cricketer * General Edward Bligh (1769–1840), soldier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh (born 14 July 1960) is a lobbyist and former Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of Queensland, in office from 2007 to 2012 as leader of the Labor Party. She was the first woman to hold either position. In 2017, she was appointed CEO of the Australian Banking Association. Bligh was born in Warwick, Queensland, and studied at the University of Queensland. Before entering politics she worked for various community organisations. Bligh entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1995 state election, winning the seat of South Brisbane. She was promoted to the ministry in 1998, under Peter Beattie, and became deputy premier in 2005 and state treasurer in 2006. Bligh succeeded Beattie as premier in 2007 – Queensland's first female premier and Australia's third. She led Labor to victory at the 2009 state election, but at the 2012 election suffered a landslide defeat and announced her retirement from politics. From 2010 to 2011, Blig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Duncan Bligh
Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh KCB, DL (11 October 1798 – 8 May 1872) was a British diplomat. Background Born in London, he was the second son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and his wife, Elizabeth, the third daughter of William Brownlow. His mother was the aunt of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan and his older brother was Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley. Bligh was educated at Eton College and then matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 6 May 1818. He received a BA in 1821. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bligh, Sir John Duncan He was later elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where he received a BCL in 1828 and a DCL in 1836. Career Bligh entered the diplomatic service and was sent as attaché to the embassy in Vienna in 1820. Three years later he was transferred to Paris and in 1826 a special mission led him to Russia, where he attended the coronation of Emperor Nicholas I. Afterwards he returned to France and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park
Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park encompasses several islands in Nootka Sound, including Bligh Island, the Villaverde Islands, and the Pantoja Islands. See also *William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift i ... References External linksBligh Island Marine Provincial Park- BC Parks site.(map) * Provincial parks of British Columbia Nootka Sound region 1995 establishments in British Columbia Marine parks of Canada {{BritishColumbia-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Reef
Bligh Reef, sometimes known as Bligh Island Reef, is a reef off the coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This was the location of the 1989 ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill. After the incident, 33 US Code § 2733 mandated the operation of an automated navigation light to prevent future collisions with the reef. Despite these efforts the tug ''Pathfinder'' ran aground on Bligh Reef on Dec 24, 2009, rupturing its tanks and spilling diesel fuel. Bligh Reef is also where Alaska Steamship Company's Olympia ran aground in 1910. Bligh Reef serves as a fishing ground for halibut and a harvesting area for shrimp. The nearest town is Tatitlek, which lies to the northeast. The reef was named after William Bligh, of future HMS ''Bounty'' fame, who served as Master aboard ship during James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bligh Water
In 1789 the English Royal Navy Cutter the Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh was overtaken by 18 crew led by Master's Mate Fletcher Christian in what has been named the "Mutiny on the Bounty." The area known as the Bligh Water is the body of water (approximately 9500 km2 in extent) in the western Fiji islands through which Bligh sailed his 7 m (23 ft) launch during his 3,618 mile journey from Tofua to the Dutch port of Timor. At the time some of the local Fijian tribes were considered hostile and many were cannibalistic so Bligh did not wish to jeopardize his safety or the safety of his crew elected not stop his journey in the area. SCUBA Diving the Bligh Water Today many people refer to the area of the Vatu-I-Ra Passage, around the island of Vatu, as the "Bligh Water". While this is technically true, and the Vatu-I-Ra passage is located in the Bligh Water, the real Bligh Water is much larger. The Vatu-I-Ra Passage, now a marine protected area is famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bligh (K-467)
HMS ''Bligh'' was a active during World War II. She was named after William Bligh, commander of at the Battle of Camperdown during the French Revolutionary War, and commander of . Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type , HMS ''Bligh'' was provisionally given the name USS ''Liddle'', a name that was later reassigned to another ship. However, the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch. Service history HMS ''Bligh'' served exclusively with the 5th Escort Group taking part in operations in the Eastern Atlantic, the English Channel, and off Normandy. On 6 May 1944, ''Bligh'', together with , and two Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) of the British escort carrier , attacked and sank the U-boat at position using depth charges, resulting in the loss of 37 hands. On 7 November 1944, an accidental firing of an anti-aircraft gun while docked at Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algernon Bligh
Algernon Stuart Bligh (6 October 1888 – 27 December 1952) played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. He was born in Marylebone, London and died at Minehead, Somerset. He was descended from the Earls of Darnley and was a cousin of Ivo Bligh, the England cricket captain who retrieved The Ashes from Australia in 1882–83. In one source, his second forename is written as "Stewart". Background Bligh was the great-grandson of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He was married twice and had two children from each marriage. Cricket Bligh was a right-handed batsman, most successfully in the middle-order but in several of his games for Somerset he opened the innings. He passed 50 twice in his first-class career. In the match against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park in 1925, he made an unbeaten 73 in the second innings, and this was the highest score of his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Cricket Team
The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. England, as a founding nation, is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right. England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia. , England have played 1,058 Test matches, winning 387 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl Of Darnley
Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobility, British nobleman, parliamentarian and cricketer. Bligh England cricket captains, captained the English cricket team, England team in the first ever Test cricket, Test cricket series against Cricket in Australia, Australia with The Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the Earl of Darnley, earldom of Darnley and sat at House of Lords, Westminster as an elected Peerage of Ireland, Irish representative peer. Background and education Bligh was born in London, the second son of John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, by Lady Harriet Mary, daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester. He was educated at Eton College, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1882. At University of Cambridge, Cambridge, he was secretary of the Pitt Club, University Pitt Club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodovick Bligh
Lodovick Edward Bligh (24 November 1854 – 16 May 1924) was an English cricketer. He played ten first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1878 and 1884. Bligh was a member of the Darnley family, closely associated with Kent cricket. His father, Edward Vesey Bligh, had played for Kent and his cousin, Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, also played for the county and captained the England cricket team in their Ashes win in Australia in 1882/3.Earl of Darnley CricInfo. Retrieved 31 March 2017.Ivo Bligh C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bligh, 7th Earl Of Darnley
Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (21 August 1851 – 31 October 1900), styled Lord Clifton until 1896, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English landowner and aristocrat who played first-class cricket for Kent and for other amateur sides in the 1870s. He was born and died at the English home of the Earls of Darnley, Cobham Hall, at Cobham, near Gravesend in Kent. "(Lord) Clifton"—as he often signed—was a well-known ornithologist. Biography Described as "having a fearsome temper and being profligate",Wynne-Thomas & Griffiths, p. 7. Bligh matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 June 1870. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bligh, Edward Henry Stuart, Lord Clifton. In 1896, Bligh succeeded his father as the Earl of Darnley and "spent money like water", greatly reducing the wealth of the Darnleys. On 26 January 1899, he married Jemima Adeline Beatrice Blackwood, daughter of Francis J. L. Blackwood, by whom h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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