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Authorised form of nameCecil; Henry (1754 - 1804); 1st Marquess of Exeter
Dates1754 - 1804
Place of birthBrussels, Belgium
Date of birth14 March 1754
Date of death01 May 1804
ActivityEducation:
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 categoryFellow
Date of election08/05/1800
RelationshipsNephew 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
SourcesSources:
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
Royal Society codeNA2835
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
EC/1786/12Cecil, Henry, 1st Marquess of Exeter: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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