William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (27 April 1909 – 12 January 1988), known until 1981 as Lord Martin Cecil, was an

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peer.

Personal

Cecil was the second son of

William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, (27 October 1876 – 6 August 1956), known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer. Exeter was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, and his wife, the former Isa ...

and of his wife, the Hon. Myra Orde-Powlett. He first married Edith Csanady de Telegd on 17 January 1934. They had one child: * Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter, born on 1 September 1935. Cecil later married Lillian Johnson on 3 September 1954, with whom he had two children: * Lady Marina June Brownlow-Cecil (born 16 June 1956) * Janine Dawn Brownlow-Cecil (12 January 1958 – 3 May 1958).

Career

Cecil was a prominent Canadian cattleman who from 1930 worked the ranch founded by his father at

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Peerage

In 1981 he succeeded his elder brother

David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG KStJ (9 February 1905 – 22 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservative Party poli ...

in the marquessate. His elder brother did not leave male heirs. William Martin Alleyne Cecil died 12 January 1988, aged 78, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son

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Emissaries of Divine Light

In 1954 Cecil became the head of the Emissaries of Divine Light and established its headquarters at 100 Mile House, British Columbia, spending several months of the year at the group's international headquarters at the Sunrise Ranch,

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External links

*
Cecil's biography at the Web site of the Emissaries of Divine Light
1909 births 1988 deaths Barons Burghley

Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (27 April 1909 – 12 January 1988), known until 1981 as Lord Martin Cecil, was an Anglo-Canadian peer. Personal Cecil was the second son of William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and of his ...

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