Person Cecil; Henry (1754 - 1804); 1st Marquess of Exeter Cecil Henry 1754 - 1804 Male Brussels, Belgium 14 March 1754 01 May 1804

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) 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 Fellow 08/05/1800 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 14 Mar 1754 - 1 May 1804 NA2835 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 514cb6ea-e24a-43f9-b920-b9e3bb8c3bde