Person Gascoyne-Cecil; Robert Arthur Talbot (1830 - 1903); 3rd Marquess of Salisbury; statesman; politician Gascoyne-Cecil Robert Arthur Talbot 3rd Marquess of Salisbury statesman; politician Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- Cecil 1830 - 1903 British Male Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England , United Kingdom 03 February 1830 18300203 Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom 22 August 1903 19030822 Burial: East of Hatfield church, Hertfordshire, England , United Kingdom.
Conservative politician Politics Education: Eton; Christ Church, Oxford. BA (1850); MA (1853); DCL (1869) Career: MP for Stamford (1853-1868); Privy Councillor (1866); Secretary of State for India (1866-1867 and 1874-1878); Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1878-1880, 1885-1886 and 1887-1892); Prime Minister (1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895-1902). Honours: KG 1878; GCVO 1902 Parents: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury; succeeded as 3rd Marquess (1868), and Frances Mary, only daughter of Bamber Gascoyne of Childwall, near Liverpool. Spouse: (m. 11 July 1857) Georgina Alderson, daughter of the judge Sir Edward Alderson. Children: Five sons and three daughters. Brother-in-law: Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope (FRS 1880) Nephew: Arthur James Balfour (FRS 1888) and of Francis Maitland Balfour (FRS 1878). Royal Society roles: VP 1882-1883, 1893-1894 Fellow 28/01/1869 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 319-325, plate, signed by H McL References: Vanity Fair 10 July 1869, 05 July 1882 (group), 20 December 1900 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 Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (second edition) rules for double barrelled and compound surnames https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3218 3 Feb 1830 - 22 Aug 1903 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 09/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6473 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/44350506 c614a4b3-dc3f-4216-b658-f7e211e0b506