William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter
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William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, PC (30 April 1825 – 14 July 1895), known as Lord Burghley from 1825 to 1867, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
Exeter was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, and Isabella Poyntz. He was elected to the House of Commons for South Lincolnshire in 1847, a seat he held until 1857, and then represented North Northamptonshire from 1857 to 1867. He served under firstly the Earl of Derby and then Benjamin Disraeli as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1866 to 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Chief Whip in the House of Lords) from 1867 to 1868. In 1866 he was admitted to the Privy Council.
Lord Exeter married Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford, on 17 October 1848. They had at least nine children:
- Brownlow Henry George, Lord Burghley (1849–1918)
- Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont (1851–1889), married Edith Brookes, daughter of Sir William Brookes, 1st Baronet.
- Lord William (1854–1943), married (1) Mary Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst, (2) Violet Freer.
- Lady Catherine Sarah (1861–1918), married Henry Vane, 9th Baron Barnard.
- Lord John (1867-1942)
- Lady Isabella Georgiana Katherine (d. 1903), married William Battie-Wrightson.
- Lady Mary Louisa Wellesley (d. 1930), married James Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands.
- Lady Louisa Alexandrina (d. 1950), died unmarried.
- Lady Frances Emily (d. 1951), died unmarried.
Lord Exeter died in July 1895, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Brownlow, who also became a government minister. Lady Exeter died in 1909.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Turnor and Sir John Trollope |
Member of Parliament for South Lincolnshire with Sir John Trollope 1847–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir John Trollope and Anthony Wilson |
| Preceded by Thomas Philip Maunsell and Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford |
Member of Parliament for North Northamptonshire with Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford 1857, George Ward Hunt 1857–1867 1857–1867 |
Succeeded by George Ward Hunt and Sackville George Stopford-Sackville |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Otho FitzGerald |
Treasurer of the Household 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert |
| Preceded by The Earl of Tankerville |
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by The Lord Foley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Brownlow Cecil |
Marquess of Exeter 1867–1895 |
Succeeded by Brownlow Cecil |
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