Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
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Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, GBE
, PC
(1865 – 1 April 1941) was a British
, Conservative Party
politician.
Born in the parish of St George's, Hanover Square in the heart of London
's Mayfair
, Cecil was the eldest son of Lord Eustace Cecil
(himself a son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
) and was educated at Eton
and New College, Oxford
. He was Private Secretary
from 1891-2, to the Prime Minister
, his uncle, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
, during the latter's second term and during his third term from 1895-1902. On 16 February 1898, Cecil had married Hon. Alicia Amherst (a daughter of the 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
) and they had three children: Robert William Evelyn, later 2nd Baron Rockley (1901-1976), Margaret Gertrude (d. 1962) and Maud Katharine Alicia (d. 1981).
Cecil served as a Member of Parliament
from 1898-1929 and was appointed a GBE
in 1922 and raised to the Peerage
in 1934 as Baron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath, in the County of Dorset
.
He died in 1941 in Poole
aged 75.
Order of the British Empire
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(1865 – 1 April 1941) was a British
United Kingdom
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, Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Born in the parish of St George's, Hanover Square in the heart of London
London
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's Mayfair
Mayfair
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, Cecil was the eldest son of Lord Eustace Cecil
Lord Eustace Cecil
Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Cecil was a British, Conservative Party politician.Cecil was the youngest son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. He served with the Coldstream Guards in the Crimean War from 1855–56, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1861...
(himself a son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Lord Privy Seal in 1852 and Lord President of the Council between 1858 and 1859...
) and was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
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. He was Private Secretary
Private Secretary
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from 1891-2, to the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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, his uncle, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
, during the latter's second term and during his third term from 1895-1902. On 16 February 1898, Cecil had married Hon. Alicia Amherst (a daughter of the 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney DL, JP was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and collector of books and works of art.-Background and education:...
) and they had three children: Robert William Evelyn, later 2nd Baron Rockley (1901-1976), Margaret Gertrude (d. 1962) and Maud Katharine Alicia (d. 1981).
Cecil served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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from 1898-1929 and was appointed a GBE
Order of the British Empire
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in 1922 and raised to the Peerage
Peerage
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in 1934 as Baron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath, in the County of Dorset
Dorset
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.
He died in 1941 in Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
aged 75.