Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (20 December 1849 – 9 April 1898), styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895, was a British peer and

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politician. He served as

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between 1891 and 1892.

Background

Exeter was the eldest son of

William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter 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 a ...

, and Lady Georgiana Sophia, daughter of

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. Lord William Cecil and Lord John Joicey-Cecil were his younger brothers.

Political career

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Exeter was elected to the

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for Northamptonshire North in 1877, a seat he held until 1895,Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, and served under his kinsman

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from 1891 to 1892. In 1891 he was admitted to the Privy Council. He succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1895 and took his seat in the

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. Apart from his political career Lord Exeter was a Captain in the

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and Colonel in the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the

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. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of

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Family

Lord Exeter married Isabella, daughter of Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Baronet, in 1875. He died in April 1898, aged only 48, and was succeeded in his titles by his son and only child,

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.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 1364. The Marchioness of Exeter died in July 1917.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Exeter, Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of 1849 births 1898 deaths Barons Burghley Brownlow, Exeter 4 Deputy lieutenants of Lincolnshire UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 Exeter, M4 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 4