Name Brownlow 8th | Died November 3, 1754 | |
Parents John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter Children Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter, Thomas Chambers Cecil Siblings John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter Grandchildren Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter Grandparents John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter | ||
Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter (4 August 1701 – 3 November 1754), known as the Honourable Brownlow Cecil from 1701 to 1722, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Life
Exeter was the second son of John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter, and Elizabeth Brownlow. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He briefly represented Stamford in the House of Commons in 1722, before he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Lord Exeter married Hannah Sophia Chambers, daughter of Thomas Chambers, in 1724. He died in November 1754, aged 53, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Brownlow. Lady Exeter died in 1765.
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