Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby, 10th Baron Digby (21 October, 1846 – 11 May, 1920), also 4th Baron Digby in the

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, was a British peer and

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Member of Parliament. Digby was the eldest son of Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby, son of Admiral Sir Henry Digby. His mother was Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways, daughter of

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, while

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was his aunt. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1876, a seat he held until 1885. In 1889, he succeeded his father in the two baronies and took his seat in the

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.''Burke's''. He served in the

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. On 25 April, 1891, he was appointed as the Honorary Colonel of the

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, and on 28 November, 1900, of the

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.''Army List'' Lord Digby married Emily Beryl Sissy Hood, daughter of Hon. Albert Hood, in 1893. He died in May 1920, aged 73, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Edward Kenelm Digby. Lady Digby died in 1928. Hon. Pamela Digby, Lord Digby's granddaughter, became American Ambassador to France.

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References

* ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * *

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