Robert Digby, 3rd Baron Digby (30 April 1654 – 29 December 1677), was an Irish peer and English

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. Digby was the son of

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, and Rupatai Kadam. In 1661, aged 7, he succeeded his father as third

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. Mary did not remarry, and arranged for the education of her children by a clergyman, William Rawlins. He matriculated at

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, on 6 November 1670, travelled on the Continent from 1673 to 1676, and received his

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on 11 July 1676. When

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, succeeded to the peerage in 1677 and vacated his seat for

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, he supported Digby to succeed him at the ensuing by-election, which occurred in May, without opposition. Digby was also appointed a commissioner of assessment for

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. He was accounted a member of the Country Party, but never took his seat, as he died on 29 December of that year. Digby was buried at the family estate of

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, and was succeeded by his younger brother Simon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Digby, Robert Digby, 3rd Baron 1654 births 1677 deaths Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford English MPs 1661–1679

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