Simon Wingfield Digby
{{Short description|British politician (1910–1998)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Simon Wingfield Digby
|image = Simon Wingfield Digby in 1952.jpg
|caption = Digby in 1952
|office = Member of Parliament
for West Dorset
|parliament =
|majority =
|term_start = 21 June 1941
|term_end = 8 February 1974
|predecessor = Philip Colfox
|successor = James Spicer
|birth_date = {{birth date|1910|2|13|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Sherborne, Dorset, England
|death_date = {{death date and age|1998|3|22|1910|2|13||df=y}}
|death_place = Gillingham, Dorset, England
|restingplace =
|birthname = Kenelm Simon Digby Wingfield Digby
|nationality = British
|party = Conservative
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|spouse = {{Marriage|Kathleen Kingstone|1936}}
|relations =
|children = 2
|residence =
|alma_mater = Harrow School
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Kenelm Simon Digby Wingfield Digby (13 February 1910 – 22 March 1998){{Rayment-hc|d|2|date=March 2012}} was a British Conservative politician.
He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for West Dorset at a by-election in June 1941, and held the seat for over 32 years until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.
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External links
- {{Hansard-contribs | mr-simon-digby | Simon Digby}}
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{{succession box
| title = Member of Parliament for West Dorset
| before = Sir William Philip Colfox, Bt
| after = Sir James Spicer
| years = 1941 – February 1974
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Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:Lords of the Admiralty
Category:Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955
Category:Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957
Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for West Dorset
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