William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter
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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.
, and Isabella, daughter of William Stephen Poyntz
, MP.
cricket
for the Marylebone Cricket Club
and Cambridge University
between 1847 and 1851.
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.
, 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.
United Kingdom
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peer
Peerage
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and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
between 1866 and 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1867 and 1868.
Background
Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG, PC , styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician...
, and Isabella, daughter of William Stephen Poyntz
William Stephen Poyntz
William Stephen Poyntz was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1800 and 1837.Poyntz was the son of William Poyntz and his wife Isabella Courtenay...
, MP.
Cricket
Exeter played first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
between 1847 and 1851.
Political career
Exeter was elected to the House of CommonsBritish House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for South Lincolnshire
South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire...
in 1847, a seat he held until 1857, and then represented North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :...
from 1857 to 1867. He served under the Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
as Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
from 1866 to 1867, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. 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 LongfordThomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford KP was an Irish peer. He became Earl of Longford in 1794 after the death of Elizabeth Pakenham, 1st Countess of Longford and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 17 December 1813....
, on 17 October 1848. They had at least nine children:
- Brownlow Henry George, Lord BurghleyBrownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter PC, DL , styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
(1849–1898) - Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont (1851–1889), married Edith Brookes, daughter of Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st BaronetSir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st BaronetSir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet was an English barrister, banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1869 and 1892....
. - Lord WilliamLord William CecilLord William Cecil CVO a British royal courtier and a younger son of the 3rd Marquess of Exeter.In 1892, he became a Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria and remained as such until her death in 1901. He was then an Extra Gentleman Usher from 1924 under King George V until his retirement in 1937. On...
(1854–1943), married (1) Mary Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness AmherstBaron Amherst of HackneyBaron Amherst of Hackney, in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his eldest daughter Mary and her issue male...
, (2) Violet Freer. - Lady Catherine Sarah (1861–1918), married Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron BarnardHenry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron BarnardHenry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard FSA, JP, Hon. DCL Durham was a British peer and masonic grand master.-Education:...
. - Colonel Lord John Pakenham Joicey-CecilLord John Joicey-CecilLord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil , was a British Conservative politician.Joicey-Cecil was the fourth son of William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, and his wife Lady Georgina Sophia, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford. Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, was his elder brother...
(1867–1942) - Lady Isabella Georgiana Katherine (d. 1903), married William Battie-Wrightson.
- Lady Mary Louisa Wellesley (d. 1930), married James Hozier, 2nd Baron NewlandsJames Hozier, 2nd Baron NewlandsJames Henry Cecil Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands was a Scottish civil servant, diplomat and politician.-Biography:Hozier was the son of William Hozier, 1st Baron Newlands....
. - Lady Louisa Alexandrina (d. 1950), died unmarried.
- Lady Frances Emily (d. 1951), died unmarried.
Lord Exeter died in July 1895, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Brownlow
Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter
Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter PC, DL , styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician...
, who also became a government minister. The Marchioness of Exeter died in March 1909.