Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby
Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby (6 January 1773 – 12 May 1856), known as Viscount Coleshill from 1790 to 1793, was a British peer.
Digby was the eldest son of Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby, and Mary Knowler. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1793 and was able to take his seat in the House of Lords on his twenty-first birthday the following year. Lord Digby is most notable for serving as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset for nearly fifty years, from 1808 to 1856. On 20 May 1824, he appointed himself Colonel of the Dorset Militia.[1] He resigned the colonelcy at the beginning of 1846.[2] He never married and on his death in May 1856, aged 83, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the two baronies of Digby attached to the earldom by his cousin Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby.
Notes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18034. p. 932. 8 June 1824.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20562. p. 209. 20 January 1846.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Bingham |
Colonel of the Dorset Militia 1824–1856 |
Succeeded by John James Smith |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Dorchester |
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1808–1856 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Digby |
Earl Digby 1793–1856 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Henry Digby |
Baron Digby 1793–1856 |
Succeeded by Edward St Vincent Digby |