John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter (c. 1700–1722) was an English peer and member of the

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, styled Lord Burghley from 1721 to 1722. He inherited the

earldom Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

in 1721. His parents were

John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (15 May 1674 – 24 December 1721), known as Lord Burleigh from 1678 to 1700, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was the son of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and Anne Cavendish. He sat as Member o ...

, and Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of

Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet (26 June 1659 – 16 July 1697) of Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire, was an English member of parliament. He built the grand mansion of Belton House, which survives today. He was born on 26 June 1659, ...

. He was Keeper of the Westhay Walk, Bailiwick of Cliffe,

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. He was succeeded by his brother,

Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter (4 August 1701 – 3 November 1754), known as the Honourable Brownlow Cecil from 1701 to 1722, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Life Exeter was the second son of John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter, and E ...

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*http://thepeerage.com/p2819.htm#i28184 1700 births 1722 deaths 18th-century English nobility Barons Burghley Earls of Exeter

John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter (c. 1700–1722) was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Burghley from 1721 to 1722. He inherited the earldom in 1721. His parents were John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter, and Elizabeth Brown ...

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