He was recalled to home waters in 1787, was promoted to Admiral of the Blue, and retired from the navy in 1794.[2]
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His father died before inheriting the family's title, Baron Digby (in the peerage of Ireland), and on the death in 1752 of the 5th Baron, the title passed to the admiral's oldest brother Edward. When Edward died in 1757, the title was inherited by their brother Henry, and Robert was elected to succeed Edward as MP for Wells in Somerset, holding the seat from 1757 to 1761. (Because the family's title was in the peerage of Ireland, it did not confer a seat in the House of Lords, and did not disqualify the holder from election to the British House of Commons).
robert, digby, royal, navy, officer, admiral, robert, digby, december, 1732, february, 1815, royal, navy, officer, also, served, briefly, member, parliament, namesake, digby, nova, scotia, robert, digbyadmiral, digbyborn20, december, 1732water, ortondied25, fe. Admiral Robert Digby 20 December 1732 25 February 1815 was a Royal Navy officer who also served briefly as a Member of Parliament MP He is the namesake of Digby Nova Scotia Robert DigbyAdmiral DigbyBorn20 December 1732Water OrtonDied25 February 1815 1815 02 26 aged 82 Allegiance Kingdom of Great BritainService wbr branch Royal NavyRankAdmiralCommands heldNorth American StationBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary War The Prince George Digby s flagship arrives in New York on 16 Oct 1781 the 17 year old Prince William Henry is a member of the crew 1 Contents 1 Naval career 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksNaval career editDigby was the third son of Charlotte Fox and the Hon Edward Digby 1693 1746 eldest son of William Digby 5th Baron Digby 2 He entered the navy aged twelve or thirteen and became Captain of HMS Solebay at the age of 23 in 1755 rising to Second in Command of the Channel Fleet in 1779 2 He was appointed in 1781 as Rear Admiral of the Red and given the command of the North American Station 2 After the surrender of New York City in 1783 Digby helped to organise the evacuation of some 1 500 United Empire Loyalists to the small port of Conway in Nova Scotia 2 The settlement he led transformed the tiny village into a town which in 1787 was renamed Digby 2 The town s museum was also named the Admiral Digby Museum in his honor He was recalled to home waters in 1787 was promoted to Admiral of the Blue and retired from the navy in 1794 2 Family editHis father died before inheriting the family s title Baron Digby in the peerage of Ireland and on the death in 1752 of the 5th Baron the title passed to the admiral s oldest brother Edward When Edward died in 1757 the title was inherited by their brother Henry and Robert was elected to succeed Edward as MP for Wells in Somerset holding the seat from 1757 to 1761 Because the family s title was in the peerage of Ireland it did not confer a seat in the House of Lords and did not disqualify the holder from election to the British House of Commons He married Eleanor Jauncey nee Elliot daughter of Andrew Elliot Lieutenant Governor of New York They had no children 3 Notes edit Washington Authorizes Plan to Kidnap Future King 8 January 2014 a b c d e f Admiral Digby Museum Lundy Darryl p 5990 59899 Eleanor Elliot The Peerage unreliable source References editLundy Darryl p 5990 59898 The Peerage unreliable source Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Digby Royal Navy officer List of Naval Battles Robert Digby Admiral Digby museum in Digby Nova Scotia Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byEdward Digby andCharles Tudway Member of Parliament for Wells1757 1761 With Charles Tudway Succeeded byHenry Digby andClement Tudway Military offices Preceded bySir Thomas Graves Commander in Chief North American Station1781 1783 Succeeded bySir Charles Douglas nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Digby Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1181036030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
