William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter
William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter , KG , CMG , TD ( October 27, 1876 - August 6, 1956 ) was a British peer and politician.
Life
He was the only son of Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter , from his marriage to Isabella Whichcote. As his father's apparent marriage , he carried the courtesy title of Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898 . He attended Eton College and Magdalene College at Cambridge University .
After completing his studies, he joined the British Army as an officer and in 1899, during the Second Boer War , was temporarily aide-de-camp of Major-General John Edward Boyes of the 7th Brigade in Aldershot . During the First World War he became a colonel in a unit of the Royal Artillery .
At the death of his father in 1898 he inherited his titles as Marquess of Exeter , Earl of Exeter and Baron Burghley and thereby became a member of the House of Lords . From 1909 to 1910 he was Mayor of Stamford and from 1910 to 1940 Chairman of the County Council of Soke of Peterborough .
In 1919 he was named Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George . Between 1920 and 1931 he was the aide-de-camp of King George V. In 1933 he ended his career in the military. In 1937 he became a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter . In different counties he acted temporarily as justice of the peace . From 1922 to 1951 he was Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire .
family
Exeter married Myra Orde-Powlett, daughter of William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton , on April 16, 1901 . They had four children:
- Lady Letitia Sibell Winifred Brownlow-Cecil (1903–1992), ⚭ Henry Hotham, 7th Baron Hotham ;
- David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905-1981);
- William Martin Alleyne Brownlow Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (1909-1988);
- Lady Romayne Elizabeth Algitha Brownlow-Cecil (1915–2001), ⚭ Major Peter Brassey, son of Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe .
Individual evidence
- ^ William Cecil, 5th Marquess 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 ).
- ^ The War - appointments. In: The Times (36066). London, February 15, 1900, p. 4
Web links
- Mr William Cecil at Hansard (English)
- William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter on thepeerage.com
- Exeter, Marquess of (UK, 1801) at Cracroft's Peerage
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Brownlow Cecil |
Marquess of Exeter 1898-1956 |
David Cecil |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cecil, William, 5th Marquess of Exeter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cecil, William Thomas Brownlow, 5th Marquess of Exeter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1876 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1956 |