Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter

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William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (born September 1, 1935 ) is a British peer , businessman , lecturer and politician .

life and career

Cecil was born on September 1, 1935, the son of William Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter , and his first wife Edith Lilian Csanady de Telegd († 1954). He attended Eton College . He later worked as a lecturer and businessman. He is the author of several books.

Cecil was active in the Emissaries of Divine Light Church and took over its international leadership after the death of his father. He is currently Co-Director of the Ashland Institute in Ashland , Oregon , where he also lives and worked as a rancher (as of 2003).

Cecil is currently not a member of the Hereditary Peerage Association .

Membership in the House of Lords

When his father died in January 1988, he inherited the title of Marquess of Exeter and the then associated seat in the House of Lords . There he sat as a crossbencher . He first took his seat on April 26, 1989. He gave his inaugural address on May 16, 1990 on the subject of social and cultural cooperation in Europe .

He lost his seat through the House of Lords Act 1999 . He did not run for elections for one of the remaining seats.

He is not listed in the Register of Hereditary Peers , which are available for by-election.

family

Cecil married Nancy Rose Meeker, daughter of Lloyd Arthur Meeke, on May 3, 1967. They divorced in 1992. They have two children together. The daughter Lady Angela Kathleen Cecil died in 2008. The son, Anthony John Cecil, Lord Burghley (* 1970) is apparent .

On February 24, 1999, Cecil married Barbara Anne Coffman, daughter of Eugene Magat, for the second time.

Publications

  • Spirit of Sunrise , The Miter Press, 1979, ISBN 978-0705102711 (co-author)
  • The Long View , 1985
  • The Rising Tide of Change , 1986
  • Living at the Heart of Creation , Brumby Books & Music, 1990, ISBN 978-0921790013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ MEMBERSHIP LIST Hereditary Peerage Association publication ; accessed on January 28, 2013
  3. ↑ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed January 2, 2013
  4. ^ Exeter, Marquess of (UK, 1801) entry in Cracroftspeerage , accessed January 28, 2013
predecessor Office successor
Martin Cecil Marquess of Exeter
1988 – present 		current owner of the title
personal data
SURNAME Cecil, Michael, 8th Marquess of Exeter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cecil, William Michael Anthony, 8th Marquess of Exeter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer, businessman, lecturer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1935