| Authorised form of name | Cecil; Henry (1754 - 1804); 1st Marquess of Exeter |
| Dates | 1754 - 1804 |
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date of birth | 14 March 1754 |
| Date of death | 01 May 1804 |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; MA (1773) St John's College, Cambridge
Career:
MP for Stamford (1774-1790); Recorder of Stamford (1794)
Honours:
Marquess 1801
Memberships:
FSA (1786) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/05/1800 |
| Relationships | Nephew of Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (FRS 1767), whom he succeeded, as 10th Earl, in 1793.
Married: 1) (23 May 1776) Emma daughter of Thomas Vernon of Hanbury, Worcester (divorced 1791); 2) (3 October 1791) Sarah, daughter of Thomas Hoggins of Coles, Salop |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Citation and proposers relate to ballot and rejection, May 25th 1786. His actual election, as recorded in Journal Book, 8th May 1800 (p.622): A motion was made proposing Henry Earl of Exeter for election - as a Peer of the Realm, his Lordship was immediately put to the ballot, and chosen into the Society |
| Code | NA2835 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1786/12 | Cecil, Henry, 1st Marquess of Exeter: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |