Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby
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Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby (6 January 1773 – 12 May 1856), known as Viscount Coleshill from 1790 to 1793, was a British
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Digby was the eldest son of Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby
, and Mary Knowler. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1793 and was able to take his seat in the House of Lords
on his twenty-first birthday the following year. Lord Digby is most notable for serving as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
for nearly fifty years, from 1808 to 1856. He never married and on his death in May 1856, aged 83, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the two baronies of Digby attached to the earldom by his cousin Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby
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Digby was the eldest son of Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby
Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby
Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Digby was the younger son of Hon. Edward Digby, son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby. His mother was Charlotte Fox, daughter of Sir Stephen Fox. Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, was his uncle and Charles James Fox his cousin...
, and Mary Knowler. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1793 and was able to take his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on his twenty-first birthday the following year. Lord Digby is most notable for serving as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
The Office of the Lord Lieutenant was created during the reign of Henry VIII, taking over the military duties of the Sheriff and control of the military forces of the Crown. From 1569, there was provision for the appointment of Deputies, and in 1662 the Lord-Lieutenant was given entire control of...
for nearly fifty years, from 1808 to 1856. He never married and on his death in May 1856, aged 83, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the two baronies of Digby attached to the earldom by his cousin Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby
Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby
Edward St Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby , also 3rd Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain, was a British peer.-Biography:...
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