Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby

British Earl
Person human Q5342593
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Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby

Summary

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby is a human[1]. He was born on +1773-01-06T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1856-05-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby was born on +1773-01-06T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby died on +1856-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's father was Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby[6].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's mother was Mary Knowler[7].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby worked as a politician[4].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby held the position of member of the House of Lords[8].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby held the position of Lord Lieutenant of Dorset[9].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's image is recorded as The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820 by Sir George Hayter.jpg[10].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby is recorded as male[11].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's noble title is recorded as Earl Digby[13].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027xthd[14].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's family name is recorded as Digby[15].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's given name is recorded as Edward[16].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp01299[17].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's Hansard is recorded as mr-edward-digby-1[18].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Digby-486[19].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's RA Collections ID is recorded as 24455[20].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p6013.htm#i60130[21].
  • Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's Beamish peerage database person ID is recorded as 5800[22].

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Origins and Family

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby was born on +1773-01-06T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby[6]. His mother was Mary Knowler[7].

Career and Affiliations

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby worked as a politician[4]. Positions held include member of the House of Lords[8], a position[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1801[25] and Lord Lieutenant of Dorset[9], a position[26], in United Kingdom[27].

Death and Burial

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby died on +1856-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's parents?

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's father was Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby[6]. Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby's mother was Mary Knowler[7].

What did Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby do for work?

Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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