Family and Education
b. 17 Apr. 1791, o.s. of James Cecil†, 1st mq. of Salisbury, and Lady Mary Amelia Hill, da. of Wills Hill†, 1st mq. of Downshire [I]. educ. Eton c.1801-5; Christ Church, Oxf. 1811. m. (1) 2 Feb. 1821, Frances Mary (d. 15 Oct. 1839), da. and h. of Bamber Gascoyne† of Childwall, Lancs., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) 29 Apr. 1847, Lady Mary Catherine Sackville West, da. of George John, 5th Earl De La Warr, 3s. 2da. Took name of Gascoyne bef. Cecil by royal lic. 27 Mar. 1821; suc. fa. as 2nd mq. of Salisbury 13 June 1823; KG 11 Apr. 1842. d. 12 Apr. 1868.
Offices Held
Commr. bd. of control June 1818 – June 1827; PC 1 June 1826; ld. privy seal Feb. – Dec. 1852; ld. pres. of council Feb. 1858 – June 1859.
High steward, Hertford 1823 – d.; ld. lt. Mdx. 1842 – d.
Col. Herts. militia 1815; maj. S. Herts. yeoman cav. 1831, lt.-col. 1833.
Parlimentarian
GASCOYNE CECIL
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
CECIL (afterwards GASCOYNE CECIL), James Brownlow William, Visct. Cranborne (1791-1868)
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Oxford 1644
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