He succeeded his father in 1877 and lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House which he preferred to Wollaton Park, Nottingham, and died there. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother Godfrey Ernest Percival Willoughby.[1][3]
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^ abcdMiddleton at Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
digby, willoughby, baron, middleton, digby, wentworth, bayard, willoughby, baron, middleton, august, 1844, 1922, english, nobleman, eldest, henry, willoughby, baron, middleton, educated, eton, served, 1860s, with, scots, fusilier, guards, retiring, with, rank,. Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby 9th Baron Middleton 24 August 1844 28 May 1922 was an English nobleman the eldest son of Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton 1 He was educated at Eton He served in the 1860s with the Scots Fusilier Guards retiring with the rank of captain On 30 July 1869 he was appointed second major in the 1st Administrative Brigade of Yorkshire East Riding Artillery Volunteers of which his father the 8th Baron was honorary colonel The 9th Baron later commanded the unit as lieutenant colonel became Hon Col in turn on 29 May 1879 and held the post into the 20th Century 1 2 On 5 August 1869 married Eliza Maria Gordon Cumming 16 June 1847 27 April 1922 Birdsall House Birdsall The couple had no children 1 He succeeded his father in 1877 and lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House which he preferred to Wollaton Park Nottingham and died there He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother Godfrey Ernest Percival Willoughby 1 3 References edit a b c d Middleton at Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 100th Edn London 1953 Army List 9th Baron Middleton Bio Retrieved 2 November 2009 Peerage of Great Britain Preceded byHenry Willoughby Baron Middleton1877 1922 Succeeded byGodfrey Willoughby Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Digby Willoughby 9th Baron Middleton amp oldid 1181567189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
