Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
British politician (1865–1941)
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Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley (30 May 1865 – 1 April 1941), was a British Conservative Party politician.
The Lord Rockley | |
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Sir Evelyn Cecil (in about 1922) | |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Aston Aston Manor (1910–1918) | |
| In office 26 September 1900 – 30 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | George Grice-Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | John Strachey |
| Member of Parliament for Hertford | |
| In office 22 June 1898 – 26 September 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Abel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Abel Henry Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1865 London, England, UK |
| Died | 1 April 1941 (aged 75) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | James Gascoyne-Cecil (grandfather) William Tyssen-Amherst (father-in-law) Sir Robert Cecil (cousin) Arthur Balfour (cousin) |
| Children | 3; Robert William Evelyn Margaret Gertrude Cecil Maud Katharine Alicia Cecil |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Early life and career
Evelyn Cecil was born in the parish of St George's, Hanover Square in the heart of London's Mayfair, the eldest son of Lord Eustace Cecil, grandson of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, and cousin of both Sir Robert Cecil and Arthur Balfour.
He was educated at Eton before going up to New College, Oxford. Cecil was Private Secretary from 1891 to 1892, to the Prime Minister, his uncle, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, during the latter's second term and during his third term from 1895 to 1902.
Cecil was a director of the London and South Western Railway company. He was the chairman of various investment trust companies and deputy chairman of the Clerical, Medical and General Life Assurance Society.[1]
Political career
Cecil served as a Member of Parliament from 1898 to 1929 and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1922 New Year Honours.[2] He was raised to the Peerage on 11 January 1934 as Baron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath, in the County of Dorset.[3]
Personal life
On 16 February 1898, Cecil married the Hon. Alicia Amherst (a garden historian and daughter of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney), having three children: Robert William Evelyn, later 2nd Baron Rockley (28 February 1901 – 26 January 1976),[4] Margaret Gertrude (27 November 1898 – 26 August 1962) and Maud Katharine Alicia (21 November 1904 - 12 June 1981).[5][6]
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