Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter
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Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (21 September 1725 – 26 December 1793), known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter, and Hannah Sophia Chambers. He was educated at Winchester and St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons for Rutland in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland. As Lord Lieutenant he raised the Rutland Militia in 1759, but soon handed the command over to another officer.[2]
Between 1755 and 1779, the 9th Earl employed Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to landscape the Burghley House Deer Park.[3]
Lord Exeter died in December 1793, aged 68. He was childless and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Henry, who was created Marquess of Exeter in 1801.
References
- ↑ "Cecil, Brownlow, Lord Burghley (CCL744B)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Maj C.A. Markham, The History of the Northamptonshire and Rutland Militia, Now the 3rd Battalion (Militia) of The Northamptonshire Regiment, from 1756 to 1919, London: Reeves & Turner, 1924, pp. 165, 206.
- ↑ "The Deer Park". Burghley. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- 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]
- www.thepeerage.com
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Rutland 1747–1754 With: James Noel 1747–1752 Thomas Noel 1753–1754 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Rutland 1751–1779 |
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| Preceded by | Earl of Exeter 1754–1793 |
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