Marquess of Exeter
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and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, KG, PC was the eldest son of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York, and grandson of King Edward IV of England.He was an older brother of Margaret Courtenay...
. For more information on this creation, which was forfeited in 1538, see the Earl of Devon
Earl of Devon
The title of Earl of Devon was created several times in the Peerage of England, and was possessed first by the de Redvers family, and later by the Courtenays...
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The title is chiefly associated with the Cecil family, descended from the courtier Richard Cecil
Richard Cecil (courtier)
Richard Cecil was a resident and Master of Burghley in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1532 and 1533, and died in 1541.Richard too was a courtier...
of the parish of Stamford Baron St Martin in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. His only son, Sir William Cecil
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572...
, was a prominent statesman and served as Secretary of State
Secretary of State
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, Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
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and Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
. In 1571 he was created Baron Burghley, in the County of Northampton, in the Peerage of England. His son from his second marriage to Mildred Cooke, Sir Robert Cecil
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC was an English administrator and politician.-Life:He was the son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke...
, was created Earl of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd Marquess, who served three times as Prime Minister...
in 1605 and is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd Marquess, who served three times as Prime Minister...
. Lord Burghley was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to Mary Cheke, Thomas
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:...
, the second Baron. He represented Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:...
and Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
, served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire
- List of Lord Lieutenants :From 1642 until 1660 the position was vacant, however after the Restoration, a separate lieutenant was appointed for each of the three ridings; see Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and Lord Lieutenant of...
and as President of the Council of the North and was also a distinguished soldier. In 1605 he was created Earl of Exeter in the Peerage of England (on the same day his half-brother was created Earl of Salisbury).
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Below is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire. The lieutenancy included the Soke of Peterborough until 1965, when the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire became Lord Lieutenant of...
. Lord Exeter married as his second wife Elizabeth, 16th Baroness de Ros
Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros
Lady Elizabeth Manners, 16th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley was the daughter and heir of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland...
. Their son William
William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros
William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros of Helmsley .He was born at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, and baptised on 4 June 1590. In 1591, he inherited the barony of de Ros from his mother, Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros. On 13 February 1615, he married Ann Lake.He was sent by King James I on a...
succeeded his mother in the barony at the age of one. However, he died childless during his father's lifetime (when the barony was inherited by his cousin Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland
Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland
Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, KG was an English nobleman. Despite a brief imprisonment for his involvement in the Essex Rebellion of 1601, he became prominent at the court of James I. He lived at Belvoir Castle in Lincolnshire...
). Lord Exeter had no other sons and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Sir Richard Cecil, second son of the first Earl. He represented Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. His son, the fourth Earl, was Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Northamptonshire.
His son, the sixth Earl, represented Rutland
Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire...
in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974, with the area coming under the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, but revived in 1997...
. His second son, the eighth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), briefly represented Stamford in the House of Commons. His eldest son, the ninth Earl, was Member of Parliament for Rutland and also Lord Lieutenant of that county. He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the tenth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Thomas Chambers Cecil, second son of the eighth Earl. Lord Exeter represented Stamford in Parliament for sixteen years. In 1801 he was created Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
His son, the second Marquess, was a Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician and notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and Lord Steward of the Household. He was succeeded by his son, the third Marquess. He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and held office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. His eldest son, the fourth Marquess, represented Northamptonshire North in the House of Commons and served briefly as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under his kinsman Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Marquess. He was a Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
and served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
and was later President of the International Amateur Athletic Federation and Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
. Lord Exeter also represented Peterborough in the House of Commons and served as Governor of Bermuda
Governor of Bermuda
The Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Marquess. He was a prominent cattleman in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. the titles are held by his only son, the eighth Marquess, who succeeded in 1988. He is a rancher and businessman in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Another member of the Cecil family was the naval commander Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon was an English military and naval commander.-Life:The third son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and grandson of Queen Elizabeth's great minister Lord Burghley, Cecil served with the English forces in the Netherlands between 1596 and 1610, becoming a captain...
(a title which became extinct on his death in 1638). He was the third son of the first Earl of Exeter. Also, Lord William Cecil
Lord William Cecil
Lord William Cecil CVO a British royal courtier and a younger son of the 3rd Marquess of Exeter.In 1892, he became a Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria and remained as such until her death in 1901. He was then an Extra Gentleman Usher from 1924 under King George V until his retirement in 1937. On...
, third son of the third Marquess, married Mary, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney. Their grandson William succeeded in the barony in 1919. Another member of this branch of the family is Vice-Admiral Sir Nigel Cecil
Nigel Cecil
Rear Admiral Sir Oswald "Nigel" Amherst Cecil KBE, CB , is a retired naval officer.-Naval career:Cecil is a paternal grandson of Lord William Cecil and the 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney and a maternal grandson of the 1st Baron Cornwallis. He was educated at Ludgrove School and the Royal Naval...
. Lord John Joicey-Cecil
Lord John Joicey-Cecil
Lord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil , was a British Conservative politician.Joicey-Cecil was the fourth son of William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, and his wife Lady Georgina Sophia, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford. Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, was his elder brother...
, fourth son of the third Marquess, was Conservative Member of Parliament for Stamford.
The marquessate of Exeter is the senior marquessate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Marquesses also hold the title of hereditary Grand Almoner and Lord Paramount of Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
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The ancestral home of the Marquesses of Exeter is Burghley House
Burghley House
Burghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England...
, near Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
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Marquesses of Exeter, first creation (1525)
- Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of ExeterHenry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of ExeterHenry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, KG, PC was the eldest son of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York, and grandson of King Edward IV of England.He was an older brother of Margaret Courtenay...
, 2nd Earl of Devon, attainted 1538, executed 1539; for his family, see Earl of DevonEarl of DevonThe title of Earl of Devon was created several times in the Peerage of England, and was possessed first by the de Redvers family, and later by the Courtenays...
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Barons Burghley (1571)
- William Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572...
(1521–1598) - Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron BurghleyThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:...
(1542–1623) (created Earl of Exeter in 1605)
Earls of Exeter (1605)
- Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:...
(1542–1623) - William Cecil, 2nd Earl of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 2nd Earl of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter PC KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English peer.-Life:...
(1566–1640)- William Cecil, 17th Baron de RosWilliam Cecil, 17th Baron de RosWilliam Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros of Helmsley .He was born at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, and baptised on 4 June 1590. In 1591, he inherited the barony of de Ros from his mother, Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros. On 13 February 1615, he married Ann Lake.He was sent by King James I on a...
(1590–1618)
- William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros
- David Cecil, 3rd Earl of ExeterDavid Cecil, 3rd Earl of ExeterDavid Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords.-Life:David Cecil was the son of Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, and admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1627. In 1640, he sat for Peterborough in the Short...
(c. 1600–1643) - John Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643.He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643....
(1628–1678) - John Cecil, 5th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 5th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter , known as Lord Burghley until 1678, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was also known as the Travelling Earl.-Life:...
(c. 1648–1700) - John Cecil, 6th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 6th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter , known as Lord Burghley from 1678 to 1700, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.- Biography :...
(1674–1721) - John Cecil, 7th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 7th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Burghley from 1721 to 1722....
(c. 1700–1722) - Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter , known as the Honourable Brownlow Cecil from 1701 to 1722, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Life:...
(1701–1754) - Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter , known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Life:...
(1725–1793) - Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of ExeterHenry Cecil, 1st Marquess of ExeterHenry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter , known as Henry Cecil from 1754 to 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 to 1801, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Background:...
(1754–1804) (created Marquess of Exeter in 1801)
Marquesses of Exeter, second creation (1801)
- Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of ExeterHenry Cecil, 1st Marquess of ExeterHenry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter , known as Henry Cecil from 1754 to 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 to 1801, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Background:...
(1754–1804) - Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG, PC , styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician...
(1795–1867) - William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 3rd Marquess of ExeterWilliam Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter PC , styled Lord Burghley between 1825 and 1867, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
(1825–1895) - Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter PC, DL , styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
(1849–1898) - William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 5th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter KG CMG TD , known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer....
(1876–1956) - David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905–1981)
- William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 7th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter , known until 1981 as Lord Martin Cecil, was an Anglo-Canadian peer.-Personal:Exeter was the second son of William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter....
(1909–1988) - (William) Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (b. 1935)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Anthony John Cecil, Lord Burghley (b. 1970)
The heir apparent's heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is his kinsman (Hugh) William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney
Baron Amherst of Hackney
Baron Amherst of Hackney, in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his eldest daughter Mary and her issue male...
(b. 1968) married with a son.
See also
- Viscount WimbledonEdward Cecil, 1st Viscount WimbledonEdward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon was an English military and naval commander.-Life:The third son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and grandson of Queen Elizabeth's great minister Lord Burghley, Cecil served with the English forces in the Netherlands between 1596 and 1610, becoming a captain...
- Marquess of SalisburyMarquess of SalisburyMarquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd Marquess, who served three times as Prime Minister...
- Baron de RosBaron de RosThe title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England....
- Baron RockleyBaron RockleyBaron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1934 for the Conservative politician Sir Evelyn Cecil, who had earlier represented Hertfordshire East, Aston Manor and Birmingham Aston in the House of Commons. He was the...
- Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodRobert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodEdgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC , known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom...
- Baron QuickswoodHugh Cecil, 1st Baron QuickswoodHugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood PC , styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941, was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...
- Baron Amherst of HackneyBaron Amherst of HackneyBaron Amherst of Hackney, in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his eldest daughter Mary and her issue male...