William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter

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William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, PC (April 30, 1825July 14, 1895) was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter.

The Marquess of Exeter by Carlo Pellegrini, 1881.
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The Marquess of Exeter by Carlo Pellegrini, 1881.

He married Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford, on 17 October 1848. They had at least nine children:

  • Brownlow Henry George, Lord Burghley (1849–1918)
  • Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont (1851–1889), married Edith Brookes, daughter of Sir William Brookes, 1st Baronet.
  • Lord William (1854–1943), married (1) Mary Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst, (2) Violet Freer.
  • Lady Catherine Sarah (1861–1918), married Henry Vane, 9th Baron Barnard.
  • Lord John Pakenham (1867-1942)
  • Lady Isabella Georgiana Katherine (d. 1903), married William Battie-Wrightson.
  • Lady Mary Louisa Wellesley (d. 1930), married James Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands.
  • Lady Louisa Alexandrina (d. 1950), died unmarried.
  • Lady Frances Emily (d. 1951), died unmarried.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
Christopher Turnor
and Sir John Trollope
Member of Parliament
for South Lincolnshire
with Sir John Trollope
1847–1857
Succeeded by:
Sir John Trollope
and Anthony Wilson
Preceded by:
Thomas Philip Maunsell
and Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford
Member of Parliament
for North Northamptonshire
with Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford 1857,
George Ward Hunt 1857–1867

1857–1867
Succeeded by:
George Ward Hunt
and Sackville George Stopford-Sackville
Political offices
Preceded by:
Lord Otho FitzGerald
Treasurer of the Household
1866–1867
Succeeded by:
Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert
Honorary Titles
Preceded by:
The Earl of Tankerville
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
1867–1868
Succeeded by:
Baron Foley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
Brownlow Cecil
Marquess of Exeter
1867–1895
Succeeded by:
Brownlow Cecil