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William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (born 1 September 1935), is a Canadian peer. He is the son of William Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter and a descendant of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Via marriage, he is a descendant of Francis Bacon, noted scientist, orator and author.
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Personal
He was educated at Eton College. He and Nancy Rose Meeker were married in 1967; they were divorced in 1993. They have two children:
Life
Cecil was active in the Emissaries of Divine Light and succeeded to its international leadership after his father's death in 1988. He left the organization in 1996. He now co-directs the Ashland Institute in Ashland, Oregon.
He made his maiden speech in the House of Lords on 16 May 1990.
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