John Digby (died 1548)
John Digby may refer to: * Sir John Digby (died 1533), Knight Marshal for Henry VIII * John Digby (died 1548) (1508–1548), MP for Leicestershire 1539, High Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1539–40 * John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (1580–1653), English diplomat and Royalist * John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1635–1698), MP for Dorset 1675–1677 * John Digby (1618–1664), MP for Milborne Port in 1640 * John Digby (1668–1728), MP for Newark 1705–08 and MP for East Retford 1713–22 * John Digby (judge) (born 1951), Australian lawyer and judge * John Digby (Irish politician) John Digby (1691 – 27 July 1786) was an Irish politician. Digby sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral distri ...

John Digby (died 1533)
Sir John Digby (died 1533) of Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was Knight Marshal for King Henry VIII. Origins John was the third son of Everard Digby, Esq., MP (whose father had died at Towton, 1461) of Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire and Jacquet, daughter of Sir John Ellys of Devonshire. Career Digby was knighted by King Henry VIII for his services at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and appointed Knight Marshal for the King's household. He was Steward of Lewes Priory, Sussex. He was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1515 and was also Sheriff of Rutland in 1491, 1517 and 1523, as was his father before him. In 1513 Digby accompanied Henry VIII to Calais and fought in the battle of Thérouanne. Family He married Katherine, daughter of Sir Nicholas Griffin of Braybrooke, Northamptonshire. They had at least two sons and two daughters. * William * Simon, his heir, who married Catherine Clapham of Beamesley * Elizabeth, married Sir Humphrey Hercy of Grove, Nottin ...
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John Digby (died 1548)
John Digby may refer to: * Sir John Digby (died 1533), Knight Marshal for Henry VIII * John Digby (died 1548) (1508–1548), MP for Leicestershire 1539, High Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1539–40 * John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (1580–1653), English diplomat and Royalist * John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1635–1698), MP for Dorset 1675–1677 * John Digby (1618–1664), MP for Milborne Port in 1640 * John Digby (1668–1728), MP for Newark 1705–08 and MP for East Retford 1713–22 * John Digby (judge) (born 1951), Australian lawyer and judge * John Digby (Irish politician) John Digby (1691 – 27 July 1786) was an Irish politician. Digby sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral distri ...

Leicestershire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 until 1800, and then to Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. History The constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when it was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs. Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth, Harborough, Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population ...
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High Sheriff Of Warwickshire
This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March. For a period prior to the middle of the 16th century the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also the Sheriff of Leicestershire. Sheriffs 11th and 12th centuries ;From 1158 to 1566 the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also Sheriff of Leicestershire 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century High Sheriffs 20th century 21st century {{columns-list, ...
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High Sheriff Of Leicestershire
This is a list of Sheriffs and High Sheriffs of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March. For a period prior to 1566 the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also the Sheriff of Leicestershire. After some years as part of Leicestershire, Rutland was split away in 1996 as a Unitary Authority with its own shrievalty. Thus there is a separate High Sheriff of Rutland (an office that existed prior to 1974 as the Sheriff of Rutland). Sheriffs of Leicestershire 11th century – 16th century *c.1066: Hugh de Grandmesnil ...
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John Digby, 1st Earl Of Bristol
John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (February 1580 – 21 January 1653),David L. Smith, 'Digby, John, first earl of Bristol (1580–1653)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008. was an English diplomat and a moderate royalist during the English Civil War. Early career He was the son of Sir George Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire, and Abigail, daughter of Sir Anthony (not Arthur) Heveningham and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge and the Inner Temple. He was knighted in 1606. He was briefly the Member of Parliament for Hedon in 1610.On his arrival at Court, his charm, good looks and diplomatic ability quickly gained him the favour of King James I, who sent him to Madrid as his ambassador to Spain during the early 1610s. He was rewarded by being created Baron Digby of Sherborne in 1618 and Earl of Bristol in 1622. Digby was a leading figure in the unsuccessful Spanish Match, the effort to marry Prince Charles to th ...
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John Digby, 3rd Earl Of Bristol
John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1634 – 18 September 1698) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1675 to 1677 when he inherited the peerage as Earl of Bristol. He was styled Lord Digby from 1653 to 1677. Life Digby was the eldest son of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol and his wife Lady Anne Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford. He was baptised on 26 April 1634. He was educated privately. In July 1660 he became J.P. for Dorset and Somerset and commissioner for oyer and terminer on the Western circuit. He was commissioner for sewers for Somerset from December 1660 and commissioner for assessment for Dorset from 1661 to 1674. He was commissioner for assessment for Somerset from 1664 to 1674. From 1672 to 1674 he was Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset. In 1676 he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament. In 1677, he inherited the Earldom of Bristol on the death of his fath ...
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John Digby (1618–1664)
John Digby (1618 – 17 March 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and died as a priest at a convent in France. Digby was born in London, the son of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, and his wife Beatrix Walcot, daughter of Charles Walcot of Walcot Shropshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 12 May 1634, aged 16. In November 1640, Digby was elected Member of Parliament for Milborne Port in the Long Parliament. In 1641 after his brother George Digby was accelerated to the House of Lords, John perched himself on a ladder at the door of the chamber which the speaker, William Lenthall William Lenthall (1591–1662) was an English politician of the English Civil War, Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before ... took as an act of disrespect ...
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John Digby (1668–1728)
John Digby may refer to: * Sir John Digby (died 1533), Knight Marshal for Henry VIII * John Digby (died 1548) (1508–1548), MP for Leicestershire 1539, High Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1539–40 * John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (1580–1653), English diplomat and Royalist * John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1635–1698), MP for Dorset 1675–1677 * John Digby (1618–1664), MP for Milborne Port in 1640 * John Digby (1668–1728), MP for Newark 1705–08 and MP for East Retford 1713–22 * John Digby (judge) (born 1951), Australian lawyer and judge * John Digby (Irish politician) John Digby (1691 – 27 July 1786) was an Irish politician. Digby sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral distri ...

Newark (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newark is a constituency in Nottinghamshire, England. It is currently represented by Robert Jenrick of the Conservative Party who won the seat in a by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer in April 2014. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Bingham, Newark, and Southwell. 1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Newark, the Urban District of Mansfield Woodhouse, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell. 1983–2010: The District of Newark wards of Beacon, Bridge, Bullpit Pinfold, Castle, Caunton, Collingham, Devon, Elston, Farndon, Magnus, Meering, Milton Lowfield, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell West, Sutton on Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe, and the District of Bassetlaw wards of East Markham, East Retford East, East Retford North, East Retford West, Elkesley, Trent, and Tuxford. 2010–present: The District of Newark and Sherwood wards of Balderton North, Balderton West, Beacon, Bridge, Ca ...
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East Retford (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Although East Retford was technically a parliamentary borough for the whole of its existence, in 1830 its franchise had been widened and its boundaries had been extended to include the whole Wapentake of Bassetlaw as a remedy for corruption among the voters, and from that point onward it resembled a county constituency in most respects. History The original borough East Retford first sent members to Parliament in 1316, but thereafter the privilege lapsed until the borough was once more summoned to do so in 1571, probably at the instigation of the Earl of Rutland. Certainly, he considered himself entitled to influence its choice of members, and 1586 wrote to the borough asking for the nomination of one or both of the representatives; the boro ...
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John Digby (judge)
John Digby (born 19 July 1951) is an Australian lawyer and a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria, in the Australian state of Victoria. Education Digby attended Scotch College, Melbourne from 1959 to 1969. He completed a law degree at Melbourne University and became a barrister in 1979. Legal career Digby was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1993. Digby served on the Executive of the Victorian Bar Council and as chairman in 2008–2009. He served as a Director of thAustralian Academy of Lawfrom 2009 to 2012 and as President of thCommercial Bar Association of Victoriafrom 2009 to 2012. Digby has been a Senior Fellow of the Law school of Melbourne University since 2005. He has lectured in the Masters course iInternational Construction LawandInternational Construction Lawfrom 2002 to 2012. Digby was entitled to practise law in the Australian jurisdictions of Victoria, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, South Australia, ...
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