Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter

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Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter ( August 4, 1701 - November 3, 1754 ) was a British peer and politician.

Life

Exeter was the younger son of John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter , and Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet . He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge . In 1722 he was a brief MP for Stamford in the House of Commons . In the same year he inherited the title of Earl of Exeter and Baron Burghley from his older brother, who died childless, and was promoted to the House of Lords .

He married Hannah Sophia Chambers, daughter of Thomas Chambers, a London merchant and administrator of the Company of Copper. He had three children with her:

  • Lady Elizabeth Cecil († 1813) ⚭ John Chaplin of Blankney († 1764);
  • Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (1725-1793);
  • Hon. Thomas Chambers Cecil (around 1728–1778).

When he died at the age of 53, his son Brownlow inherited him .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter . In: John Venn , John Archibald Venn (eds.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. 10 volumes, 1922-1958. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk ).
  2. ^ The European Magazine: And London Review . Philological Society of London, 1785 ( google.com [accessed May 23, 2020]).

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predecessor Office successor
John Cecil Earl of Exeter
1722-1754 		Brownlow Cecil
personal data
SURNAME Cecil, Brownlow, 8th Earl of Exeter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 4, 1701
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1754