Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby (21 July 1731 – 25 September 1793), was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
Digby was the younger son of Hon. Edward Digby, son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby. William Digby 5th Baron Digby ( 20 February 1661 &ndash 27 November 1752) was a British peer and Member of Parliament His mother was Charlotte Fox, daughter of Sir Stephen Fox. Sir Stephen Fox ( March 27, 1627 – October 28, 1716) was an English Politician. Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, was his uncle and Charles James Fox his cousin. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland, PC ( 28 September 1705 &ndash 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was an English The Right Honourable Charles James Fox ( 24 January 1749 &ndash 13 September 1806) was a prominent British Whig Digby was elected to the House of Commons for Ludgershall in 1755, a seat he held until 1761, and then represented Wells between 1761 and 1765. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Ludgershall was a Parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons from 1295 until Wells is a County constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. In 1757 he succeeded his elder brother as seventh Baron Digby but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to sit in the British House of Lords and did not force him to resign his seat in the House of Commons. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" However, in 1765 Digby was created Baron Digby, of Sherborne in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of Great Britain and with remainder to the male issue of his father. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of From 1771 to 1793 Lord Digby served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset. This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset. In 1790 he was further honoured when he was Viscount Coleshill and Earl Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain, with remainder to his heirs male. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Lord Digby married, firstly, Elizabeth Feilding, daughter of Hon. Charles Feilding, in 1763. They had no children. After his first wife's death in 1765 he married, secondly, Mary Knowler, daughter of John Knowler, in 1779. Lord Digby died in September 1793, aged 62, and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son Edward. Edward Digby 2nd Earl Digby ( 6 January 1773 &ndash 12 May 1856) known as Viscount Coleshill from 1790 to 1793 was a British The Countess Digby died in 1794.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Bland Thomas Hayward |
Member of Parliament for Ludgershall with Thomas Hayward 1755–1761 |
Succeeded by Thomas Whately John Paterson |
| Preceded by Charles Tudway Robert Digby |
Member of Parliament for Wells with Clement Tudway 1761–1765 |
Succeeded by Clement Tudway Robert Child |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Shaftesbury |
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1771–1793 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rivers |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New title | Earl Digby 1790–1793 |
Succeeded by Edward Digby |
| Baron Digby 1765–1793 |
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| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Edward Digby |
Baron Digby 1757–1793 |
Succeeded by Edward Digby |
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Ludgershall was a Parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons from 1295 until Thomas Whately (died June 1772 an English politician and writer was a Member of Parliament (1761&ndash1768 who served as Commissioner on the Board of Trade, Admiral Robert Digby ( 20 December 1732 &ndash 25 February 1815) was an officer in the Royal Navy officer who also served briefly A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wells is a County constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. Anthony Ashley Cooper 4th Earl of Shaftesbury (1711 - 1771 4th Earl of Shaftesbury. This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Edward Digby 2nd Earl Digby ( 6 January 1773 &ndash 12 May 1856) known as Viscount Coleshill from 1790 to 1793 was a British Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. Edward Digby 6th Baron Digby ( 5 July 1730 &ndash 30 November 1757) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Edward Digby 2nd Earl Digby ( 6 January 1773 &ndash 12 May 1856) known as Viscount Coleshill from 1790 to 1793 was a British Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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