Background
Digby was the son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner. In 1661, aged 7, he succeeded his father as third Baron Digby.
Digby was the son of Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Digby, and Mary Gardiner. In 1661, aged 7, he succeeded his father as third Baron Digby.
Magdalen College.
He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 6 November 1670, traveled on the Continent from 1673 to 1676, and received his Master of Arts on 11 July 1676. When Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke succeeded to the peerage in 1677 and vacated his seat for Warwick, he supported Robert to succeed him at the ensuing by-election, which occurred in May, without opposition. Robert was also appointed a commissioner of assessment for Warwickshire.
Cavalier Parliament]
He was accounted a member of the Country Party, but never took his seat, as he died on 29 December of that year.