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Edward Aylmer Digby

Edward Aylmer Digby

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Edward Aylmer Digby KC (3 October 1883 – 14 November 1935) was a British Naval Officer, Kings Council and politician.[1]

His father was Sir Kenelm Edward Digby

A gunnery specialist plagued by terrible eyesight and "neurasthenia",[2] Digby served in the Royal Navy until 1919 when he was finally invalided and placed on the retired list for his infirmities at the rank of Commander. Although he stood as a Liberal parliamentary candidate at the 1918 general election, he later joined the Labour Party and stood as a Labour parliamentary candidate in 1931.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    (2007, December 01). Digby, Comdr Edward Aylmer, (3 Oct. 1883–14 Nov. 1935), KC 1927; Bencher, Middle Temple, 1934. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 20 Jan. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-208602.
  2. [2]
    `"Edward Aylmer Digby". The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 73.
  4. [4]
    British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
  5. [5]
    British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.


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