| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Exeter PC |
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| The Marquess of Exeter by Carlo Pellegrini, 1881. | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 20 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Tankerville |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Foley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1825 |
| Died | 14 July 1895 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Georgina Pakenham (d. 1909) |
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.
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Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, and Isabella, daughter of William Stephen Poyntz, MP.[1]
Exeter played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Cambridge University between 1847 and 1851.[2]
Exeter was elected to the House of Commons for South Lincolnshire in 1847, a seat he held until 1857,[1][3] and then represented North Northamptonshire from 1857 to 1867.[1][4] He served under the Earl of Derby as Treasurer of the Household from 1866 to 1867,[5] 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,[5] the last nine months under the premiership of Benjamin Disraeli. In 1866 he was admitted to the Privy Council.[6]
Lord Exeter married Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford, 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.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Christopher Turnor Sir John Trollope, Bt |
Member of Parliament for South Lincolnshire 1847–1857 With: Sir John Trollope, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Trollope, Bt Anthony Wilson |
| Preceded by Thomas Philip Maunsell Augustus O'Brien-Stafford |
Member of Parliament for North Northamptonshire 1857–1867 With: Augustus O'Brien-Stafford 1857 George Ward Hunt 1857–1867 |
Succeeded by George Ward Hunt Sackville Stopford-Sackville |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Otho FitzGerald |
Treasurer of the Household 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert |
| Preceded by The Earl of Tankerville |
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by The Lord Foley |
| Preceded by The Earl of Ilchester |
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 1874–1875 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Brownlow Cecil |
Marquess of Exeter 1867–1895 |
Succeeded by Brownlow Cecil |