Monarch Victoria Name William 3rd Succeeded by The Lord Foley Died July 14, 1895 | Nationality British Spouse Georgina Pakenham Political party Conservative | |
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Prime Minister The Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli Preceded by The Earl of Tankerville Born 30 April 1825 ( 1825-04-30 ) Parents Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter Children Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter Grandchildren William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter Grandparents Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter | ||
William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter PC (30 April 1825 – 14 July 1895), styled Lord Burghley between 1825 and 1867, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1866 and 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1867 and 1868.
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Background
Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, and Isabella, daughter of William Stephen Poyntz, MP. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was president of the University Pitt Club.
Cricket
Exeter played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Cambridge University between 1847 and 1851.
Political career
Exeter was elected to the House of Commons for South Lincolnshire in 1847, a seat he held until 1857, and then represented North Northamptonshire from 1857 to 1867. He served under the Earl of Derby as Treasurer of the Household from 1866 to 1867, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords. In March 1867 Derby appointed him Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, a post he held until December 1868, the last nine months under the premiership of Benjamin Disraeli. In 1866 he was admitted to the Privy Council.
Family
Lord Exeter married Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford, on 17 October 1848. They had at least nine children:
Lord Exeter died in July 1895, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Brownlow, who also became a government minister. The Marchioness of Exeter died in March 1909.