Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (21 September 1725 – 26 December 1793), known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British

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 peer

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 and Member of Parliament

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Life

Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter

Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter

Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter , known as the Honourable Brownlow Cecil from 1701 to 1722, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Life:...

, and Hannah Sophia Chambers. He was educated at Winchester

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 and St John's College, Cambridge

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. He was elected to the House of Commons

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 for Rutland

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 in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords

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. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland

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Lord Exeter died in December 1793, aged 68. He was childless and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Henry

Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter

Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter , known as Henry Cecil from 1754 to 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 to 1801, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.-Background:...

, who was created Marquess of Exeter in 1801.