James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Salisbury KG PC |
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Lord Chamberlain | |
In office 1783–1804 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
Preceded by | The Earl of Hertford |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Dartmouth |
Postmaster General | |
In office 1816–1823 Serving with The Earl of Chichester |
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Monarch | George III George IV |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Earl of Chichester The Earl of Clancarty |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Chichester |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 September 1748 |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Lady Emily Hill (1750-1835) |
James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG PC (4 September 1748 – 13 June 1823), styled Viscount Cranborne until 1780 and known as The Earl of Salisbury between 1780 and 1789, was a British politician.
Background
Salisbury was the son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury, and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Keat.[1]
Political career
Salisbury was returned to Parliament for Great Bedwyn in 1774, a seat he held until 1780, and briefly represented Launceston and Plympton Erle in 1780. In the latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom of Salisbury and entered the House of Lords. He served under Lord North as Treasurer of the Household between 1780 and 1782 and under William Pitt the Younger and then Henry Addington as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1783 and 1804. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1780[2] and created Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wiltshire, in 1789.[3] He later served as Joint Postmaster General under Lord Liverpool from 1816 to 1823. He also held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire between 1771 and 1823. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1793.
Family
Lord Salisbury married Lady Emily Mary, daughter of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, on 2 December 1773. She became known as a sportswoman and influential society hostess. The couple had four children:
- Lady Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil (d. 1860), married Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
- Lady Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil (d. 1858), married George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath and had issue
- Caroline Cecil, died young
- James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (1791–1868)
Lord Salisbury died in June 1823, aged 74, and was succeeded by his only son, James. The Marchioness of Salisbury died in a fire at Hatfield House in November 1835.[4]
Styles of address
- 1748-1774: Viscount Cranborne
- 1774-1780: Viscount Cranborne MP
- 1780: The Right Honourable The Earl of Salisbury
- 1780-1789: The Right Honourable The Earl of Salisbury PC
- 1789-1793: The Most Honourable The Marquess of Salisbury PC
- 1793-1823: The Most Honourable The Marquess of Salisbury KG PC
Notes
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12122. p. 1. 26 September 1780.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13123. p. 550. 15 August 1789.
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References
- The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle From January To June 1823, Vol. XCIII (London: John Nichols and Son, 1823). Obituary Section, p. 563. googlebooks.com Accessed 28 October 2007
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn 1774 – 1780 With: Paul Methuen |
Succeeded by Paul Methuen Merrick Burrell |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Launceston 1780 With: Thomas Bowlby |
Succeeded by Thomas Bowlby Charles Perceval |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1780 With: Sir Ralph Payne |
Succeeded by Sir Ralph Payne James Archibald Stuart |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Treasurer of the Household 1780 – 1782 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Effingham |
Preceded by | Lord Chamberlain 1783 – 1804 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dartmouth |
Preceded by | Postmaster-General 1816 – 1823 With: The Earl of Chichester |
Succeeded by The Earl of Chichester |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1771 – 1823 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Verulam |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
New creation | Marquess of Salisbury 1789 – 1823 |
Succeeded by James Gascoyne-Cecil |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Salisbury 1780 – 1823 |
Succeeded by James Gascoyne-Cecil |
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- Knights of the Garter
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- 1748 births
- 1823 deaths
- British MPs 1774–80
- Cecil family
- Lord-Lieutenants of Hertfordshire
- Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Marquesses of Salisbury
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain
- Treasurers of the Household
- United Kingdom Postmasters General
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall
- Fellows of the Royal Society