Robert Cecil
Lord Robert Cecil
Rush ID: 8199
Details
- Born:
- 14 September 1864
- Died:
- 24 November 1958
- Birth place:
- London, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Parentage:
- 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Lord Robert Cecil MP, later Prime Minister) and Georgiana Caroline Alderson
- Notes:
- Held further ministerial offices after elevation to Peerage. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Non Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 3
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 8199
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q12702
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 751
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- CECIL, Lord Robert (1864-1958)
- GASCOYNE-CECIL, Robert (1864-1958) **
Alternative names
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Robert (Edgar Algernon Robert) Gascoyne-Cecil (Family Name)
1864 - 1958
family name
Peerages
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1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
New hereditary
1923
Constituencies
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Hitchin
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 15 November 1922 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1923 Date of exit: 6 December 1923 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None -
Hitchin
Party: Co. Con. Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1922 Date of exit: 15 November 1922 Party: Co. Con. Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: Sat as Conservative for latter part of this service. -
Hitchin
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1911* Date of election: 23 November 1911 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None -
Marylebone East
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1906 Date of election: 12 January 1906 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1910¹ Date of exit: 15 January 1910 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: Defeated contesting Blackburn at 1910¹ General Election.
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Wisbech
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910² Date of election: Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Blackburn
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
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Under-Secretary of State 1915-1918
Foreign Office
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Minister of Blockade 1916-1918
Higher education
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University College Oxford
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
Relationships
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Child of Robert Cecil
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Sibling of Hugh Cecil
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Sibling of James Edward Hubert Cranborne
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Nibling of Eustace Cecil
Parties
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Conservative Party Member
Political organisations
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League of Nations Union Officer
President 1923-1945