James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury

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James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC (September 4, 1748 – June 13, 1823) was the son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury.

He married Lady Emily Mary Hill, daughter of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, on 2 December 1773. They had four children:

• Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil (d. 1860), married Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
• Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil (d. 1858), married George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath and had issue.
• Caroline Cecil, died young.
• James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (1791–1868)

[edit] References

• The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle From January To June 1823, Vol. XCIII (London: John Nichols and Son, 1823). Obituary Section, p. 563. googlebooks.com Accessed October 28, 2007

Parliament of Great Britain
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Peerage of Great Britain
New title	Marquess of Salisbury 1789–1823	Succeeded by James Gascoyne-Cecil
Peerage of England
Preceded by James Cecil	Earl of Salisbury 1780–1823	Succeeded by James Gascoyne-Cecil