Robert Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley
Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley ( February 28, 1901 - January 26, 1976 ) was a British manager , peer and politician .
Life
He was the son of Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley , from his marriage to the Hon. Alicia Tyssen-Amherst, daughter of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney .
He attended Eton College and studied at Christ Church College of Oxford University and at Yale University in the United States . He served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery in the British Army . During the Second World War he worked for the Ministry of Supply from 1939 to 1941 and for the British military government from 1944 to 1945 .
When his father died on April 1, 1941, he inherited his title of nobility as Baron Rockley and the associated seat in the House of Lords .
After the war, he worked as a manager at various companies including Schweppes , National Westminster Bank , Clerical Medical and Kleinwort Benson .
Marriage and offspring
On May 9, 1933, he married Anne Margaret Meade-Fetherstonhaugh (1912-1980), daughter of Admiral Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh (1875-1964). With her he had two sons and a daughter:
- James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley (1934–2011) ⚭ Lady Sarah Cadogan, daughter of William Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan ;
- Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil (* 1936) ⚭ Jennifer Mackinnon;
- Hon. Elizabeth Anne Cecil (1939–2016) ⚭ Andrew Wills.
When he died in 1976, his older son James inherited his title of nobility.
Web links
- Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley on thepeerage.com
- Rockley, Baron (UK, 1934) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Portrait photo from 1943 at the National Portrait Gallery, London
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Evelyn Cecil |
Baron Rockley 1941-1976 |
James Cecil |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cecil, Robert, 2nd Baron Rockley |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cecil, Robert William Evelyn, 2nd Baron Rockley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1901 |
DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1976 |