Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton

Captain Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton (26 November 1769 – 5 November 1856) was a Royal Navy officer and peer.

The Right Honourable The Baron Middleton
Middleton in 1841
Born	26 November 1769
Died	5 November 1856(1856-11-05) (aged 86) Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1782–1840
Rank	Captain
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Glorious First of June

Wollaton Hall, Nottingham

He was the eldest son of Francis Willoughby of Hesley and Octavia Fisher, and grandson of Thomas Willoughby.^[1]

He entered the Royal Navy in 1782, retiring as a captain in 1840.

He never married but had one illegitimate daughter, Octavia. He lived in the Willoughby family seat at Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire.^[2]

See also

• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Willoughby, Digby" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.