Name John 6th | Died December 24, 1721 | |
Parents John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter Children John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter, Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter Grandchildren Thomas Chambers Cecil, Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter Grandparents John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, Lady Frances Manners Great grandchildren Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter | ||
John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (15 May 1674 – 24 December 1721), known as Lord Burghley from 1678 to 1700, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Biography
Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and Anne Cavendish. He sat as Member of Parliament for Rutland from 1695 to 1700, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Between 1712 and 1715 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.
Lord Exeter married, firstly, Annabella Grey, daughter of Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, in 1697. After her death in 1698 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet, in 1699. He died in December 1721, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his second marriage, John. Lady Exeter died in 1723.