John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter

John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (15 May 1674 – 24 December 1721), known as Lord Burghley from 1678 to 1700, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.

Biography

Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and Anne Cavendish. He sat as Member of Parliament for Rutland from 1695 to 1700, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Between 1712 and 1715 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.

Lord Exeter married, firstly, Annabella Grey, daughter of Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, in 1697. After her death in 1698 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet, in 1699. He died in December 1721, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son from his second marriage, John. Lady Exeter died in 1723.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Bennet Sherard Sir Thomas Mackworth	Member of Parliament for Rutland with Bennet Sherard 1695–1698 Richard Halford 1698–1700 1695–1700	Succeeded by Richard Halford Sir Thomas Mackworth
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Sherard	Lord Lieutenant of Rutland 1712–1715	Succeeded by The Earl of Harborough
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Cecil	Earl of Exeter 1700–1721	Succeeded by John Cecil

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
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