Sir Digby William David Cayley (born 3 June 1944) is 11th Baronet Cayley, of Brompton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. [1]
He succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Cayley on 27 December 1967. [2] He is the son of Lt.-Cdr. William Arthur Seton Cayley and Natalie Maud Grey. [3]
Cayley was educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire, and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read Classics and graduated with a BA and master's degrees. [2] [4] He also gained a PGCE from Cambridge in 1968.
He was assistant master at Portsmouth Grammar School in Hampshire from 1968 to 1973 [1] and at Stonyhurst College in Blackburn, Lancashire from 1973 to 1981. [4]
Between 1981 and 1989, he worked as an antique dealer in Cambridge, before becoming assistant master at Marlborough College, Wiltshire in 1989. [4] After taking a post at Abingdon School, Oxfordshire in 1990, [4] he returned to Marlborough College in 1994, as assistant master in classics, and stayed until 1997. [4]
Cayley is a descendant of Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet, a pioneer of aerodynamics and aeronautical engineering.
He represented Wiltshire County in Target Rifle competitions at Bisley.