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Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Robert Digby (20 December 1732 – 25 February 1815) was an officer in the Royal Navy officer who also served briefly as a Member of Parliament (MP). He is the namesake of Digby, Nova Scotia.
== Naval career ==
Digby was the third son of Charlotte Fox and the Hon. Edward Digby (1714–1746), eldest son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby.〔(Admiral Digby Museum )〕 He entered the navy aged twelve or thirteen, and became Captain of HMS ''Solebay'' at the age of 23 in 1755, rising to Second-in-Command of the Channel Fleet in 1779.〔 He was appointed in 1781 as Admiral of the Red and given the command of the North American Station.〔
After the surrender of New York city in 1783, Digby helped to organise the evacuation of some 1,500 United Empire Loyalists to the small port of Conway in Nova Scotia.〔 The settlement he led transformed the tiny village into a town, which in 1787 was renamed ''Digby''.〔 The town's museum was also named the Admiral Digby Museum in his honor.
He was recalled to home waters in 1787, was promoted to Admiral of the Blue, and retired from the navy in 1794.〔
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