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Simon Wingfield Digby
Digby in 1952
Member of Parliament for West Dorset
In office 21 June 1941 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	Philip Colfox
Succeeded by	James Spicer
Personal details
Born	Kenelm Simon Digby Wingfield Digby (1910-02-13)13 February 1910 Sherborne, Dorset, England
Died	22 March 1998(1998-03-22) (aged 88) Gillingham, Dorset, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Kathleen Kingstone ​(m. 1936)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Harrow School Trinity College, Cambridge

Kenelm Simon Digby Wingfield Digby (13 February 1910 – 22 March 1998) 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.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Simon Digby

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