Henry Digby , 1st Earl Digby(succeded 1790) Baron Digby of Sherborne, (Co. Dorset)(1765)

(Henry 1st Earl Digby(succeded 1790) Baron Digby of Sherborne)(Henry (Co. Dorset)(1765))
(Henry Digby)

Born July 21, 1731 - Dover Street, London, Middlesex England
Deceased September 25, 1793 - Sherborne, Dorset,England,aged 62 years old

Parents

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Charlotte Fox 1708-1778

Spouses and children

Married September 5, 1763 to Elizabeth Fielding 1740-1765
Married November 10, 1770 to Mary (Countess of Digby") Knowler 1743-1794 with
- Charlotte Maria (Lady) Maid of Honour to Queen Charlotte - William III) Digby 1772-ca 1807
- Edward 2nd Earl Digby Digby 1773-1856
- Robert , (Hon Rev) Digby 1775-1830
- Stephen , (Hon.) Digby 1776-1795
- Theresa Lady Digby 1781-1806

Half-siblings

On the side of Charlotte Fox 1708-1778

with William Hon. Rev. 5th Baron Digby Digby 1693-1746
- Edward 6th Baron Digby 1730-1757
- Robert , Admiral Digby 1732-1814
- William , Rev. Dean of Durham Digby 1733-1788
- Charlotte Digby ca 1736-1753
- Stephen Colonel Digby 1742-1800
- Charles Rev. Digby 1743-1811

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Events

July 21, 1731 :	July 21, 1731 :Birth - Dover Street, London, Middlesex England
1755 :	1755 :Held Office - Under-Secretary of State for the South He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for the South between 1755 and 1756
1755 :	1755 :Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Luggershall He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Luggershall between 1755 and 1761.
November 30, 1757 :	November 30, 1757 :TITLE - 7th Baron Digby of Geashill, King's County He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Digby of Geashill, King's County [I., 1620] on 30 November 1757. In 1757 he succeeded his elder brother as the 7th Baron Digby but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to sit in the British House of Lor
1761 :	1761 :Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wells He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wells between 1761 and 1765
(1771 - 1793) :	(1771 - 1793) :Held Office - Lord Lieutenant of Dorset - Dorset, England From 1771 to 1793 Lord Digby served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
--- :	--- :The Peerage + wiki Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby (21 July 1731 – 25 September 1793) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Hon. Edward Digby and Charlotte Fox. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Feilding, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Charles Feilding and Anne
September 5, 1763 :	September 5, 1763 :Marriage (with Elizabeth Fielding) Lord Digby married, firstly, Elizabeth Feilding, daughter of Hon. Charles Feilding, in 1763. They had no children.
1765 :	1765 :Creation - Baron Digby of Sherborne, (Co. Dorset)
August 13, 1765 :	August 13, 1765 :TITLE - 1st Baron Digby of Sherborne, co. Dorset - Dorest He was created 1st Baron Digby of Sherborne, co. Dorset [Great Britain] on 13 August 1765, with a special remainder to the issue male of his father. However, in 1765 Digby was created 1st Baron Digby, of Sherborne in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of
November 10, 1770 :	November 10, 1770 :Marriage (with Mary (Countess of Digby") Knowler) As a result of her marriage, Mary Knowler was styled as "Countess of Digby" on 1 November 1790. 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
1790 :	1790 :Creation - Both Viscount and Earl
1790 :	1790 :Creation - Viscount and Earl (1790)
November 1, 1790 :	November 1, 1790 :TITLE - 1st Earl Digby, co. Lincoln [Great Britain] He gained the title of 1st Earl Digby, co. Lincoln [Great Britain] on 1 November 1790
November 1, 1790 :	November 1, 1790 :TITLE - 1st Viscount Coleshill, co. Warwick He was created 1st Viscount Coleshill, co. Warwick [Great Britain] on 1 November 1790
September 25, 1793 :	September 25, 1793 :Death - Sherborne, Dorset,England

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		Stephen , (Sir) Fox 1627-1716		Elizabeth Pavey
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	*Henry , 1st Earl Digby(succeded 1790) Baron Digby of Sherborne, (Co. Dorset)(1765)* Digby** 1731-1793