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Simon Digby (died 1560)
Simon Digby ( – 14 May 1559/1560) was an English Member of Parliament for Rutland. He was a younger son of Sir John Digby of Eye Kettleby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, who was Knight Marshal for Henry VIII. His mother was Katherine, daughter of Sir Nicholas Griffin of Braybrooke. He inherited his father's estates in Rutland in 1533, with the rest of the property willed to his nephew, John Digby, an MP for Leicestershire. Digby was an esquire of the body in 1520, escheator for Northamptonshire and Rutland in 1540–41 and a gentleman pensioner by 1544. He fought in France under Henry VIII in the military campaign which led to the capture of Boulogne in 1544. He was appointed High Sheriff of Rutland for 1548–49, commissioner for relief in 1550 and a Justice of the Peace by 1558 to his death. He was elected MP for Rutland in the Parliament of England in 1542, sitting until 1545. He married Katharine, the daughter of Christopher Clapham of Beamsley, Yorkshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |