Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury
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Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury (24 October 1916 – 11 July 2003), styled Viscount Cranborne from 1947 to 1972, was a British landowner and Conservative
politician.
Salisbury was the eldest and only surviving son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
, by Elizabeth Vere Cavendish, daughter of Lord Richard Cavendish. He sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Bournemouth West from 1950 to 1954. In 1972 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords
. He also succeeded his father as President of the Conservative Monday Club
.
Lord Salisbury married Lady Marjorie Olein Wyndham-Quin, granddaughter of Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, on 18 December 1945. They had seven children:
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politician.
Salisbury was the eldest and only surviving son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1903 to 1947, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
, by Elizabeth Vere Cavendish, daughter of Lord Richard Cavendish. He sat as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Bournemouth West from 1950 to 1954. In 1972 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
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. He also succeeded his father as President of the Conservative Monday Club
Conservative Monday Club
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.
Lord Salisbury married Lady Marjorie Olein Wyndham-Quin, granddaughter of Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, on 18 December 1945. They had seven children:
- Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of SalisburyRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of SalisburyRobert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC, DL , is a British Conservative politician. During the 1990s, he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne...
(b. 30 September 1946) - Lord Richard Valentine Gascoyne-CecilLord Richard CecilLord Richard Valentine Gascoyne-Cecil was the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury. Lord Richard's mother was Marjorie Olein Wyndham-Quin, who had married his father in 1945....
(b. 26 January 1948 – 1978) - Lord Charles Edward Vere Gascoyne-Cecil (b. 13 July 1949)
- Lord Valentine William Gascoyne-Cecil (b. 13 May 1952)
- Hon. Henry Gascoyne-Cecil (b. 3 May 1955 – 6 May 1955)
- Lady Rose Alice Elizabeth Cecil (b. 11 September 1956)
- Lord Michael Hugh Cecil (b. 23 March 1960)