Nigel Cecil
Sir Nigel Cecil | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
| In office 1 October 1980 – 25 September 1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir John Paul |
| Succeeded by | Sir Laurence New |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil 11 November 1925 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Ludgrove School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Corunna HMS Royal Arthur |
Rear Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil, KBE, CB (born 11 November 1925),[1] is a retired British naval officer.
Naval career
Cecil is a paternal grandson of Lord William Cecil and the 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney and a maternal grandson of the 1st Baron Cornwallis. He was educated at Ludgrove School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and reached the rank of Commander in 1959.[2] From 1961–63, Cecil commanded HMS Corunna in the Mediterranean and then HMS Royal Arthur from 1963–65. In 1966, he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3]
He returned to Dartmouth to command a training squadron from 1969–71. In 1968 he was made an Esquire (Esq.St.J. the lowest grade) in the Venerable Order of Saint John.[4]
Cecil received the acting rank of Commodore in 1971 and was sent to South Africa as a Naval attaché to Cape Town until 1973. He was then a director of the Naval Operational Requirements from 1973–75. On 7 January 1975, he was appointed a Naval aide-de-camp to The Queen.[5] He left this position on being promoted to Rear Admiral on 7 July 1975.[6][7] He then became the NATO Commander of the South East Mediterranean and Flag Officer, Malta. In 1977, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[8]
Cecil left the island with the last of the British Forces in 1979 and on, 16 June 1979, was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).[9] He retired from the navy on 15 September 1979.[10]
On 9 September 1980, Cecil became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man,[11] a post he held for five years. Also in 1980, he was promoted to Knight of the Order of Saint John (K.St.J.).[12]
Cecil lives with his wife of over forty years, on the Isle of Wight.
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage & Gentry
- ^ "No. 41773". The London Gazette. 24 July 1959.
- ^ "No. 44051". The London Gazette. 12 July 1966.
- ^ "No. 44494". The London Gazette. 2 January 1968.
- ^ "No. 46455". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 7 January 1975. - ^ "No. 46613". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 24 June 1975. - ^ "No. 46638". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 21 July 1975. - ^ "No. 47418". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 31 December 1977. - ^ "No. 47869". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 16 June 1979. - ^ "No. 47962". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 25 September 1979. - ^ "No. 48224". The London Gazette. 17 June 1980.
- ^ "No. 48456". The London Gazette. 18 December 1980.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1925 births
- Living people
- People educated at Ludgrove School
- Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
- Royal Navy admirals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Esquires of the Order of St John
- Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man
- Cecil family