Dudley Digges | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Burgesses for York County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1752-1776 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Digges |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1728 E.D. plantation, York County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | June 3, 1790 Yorktown, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Armistead Elizabeth Wormeley |
| Parent(s) | Cole Digges (burgess), Elizabeth Power |
| Education | College of William & Mary |
| Occupation | attorney, planter, politician |
Dudley Digges (1728-June 3, 1790) (or before 1736-Mary 3, 1790)[1] was a Virginia attorney, planter, military officer and politician who served in the House of Burgesses (1752-1776) and all the Virginia Revolutionary conventions representing York County. Possibly the most famous of three related men of the same name who served in the Virginia legislature during the 18th century, this man was the third son of Yorktown merchant Cole Digges who served in both houses of the Virginia legislature.[2]
- ^ John Frederick Dorman, Adventures of Purse and Person: Virginia: 1607-1624/5 (4th Ed.), Vol. 1 p. 843
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 9.