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   David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG KStJ (9 February 1905 – 21 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservative Party politician.

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3. burghley.co.uk › about-us › the-familyBurghley House | The Family Now

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   Learn about the current generation of the Cecil family, who have lived at Burghley House for over sixteen generations. Michael, the 8th Marquess of Exeter, shares his legacy, his life in Canada and his connection to the Burghley House Preservation Trust.

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   May 8, 2024 · David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th marquess of Exeter. Styled: Lord Burghley. Born: February 9, 1905, London, England. Died: October 21, 1981, London (aged 76) Awards And Honors: Olympic Games. Role In: London 1948 Olympic Games.

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5. burghley.co.uk › about-us › the-familyBurghley House | History of the Family

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   David, 6th Marquess of Exeter As Lord Burghley, David Cecil achieved an international reputation as an outstanding athlete. Competing in the Olympics for Britain, he won a gold medal for the 440 yard hurdles in 1928 in Amsterdam and a silver in 1932 in Los Angeles.

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   Jul 16, 2012 · David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter was born on 9 February 1905. 3 He was the son of William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett. 1 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady ...

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   Nov 19, 2019 · David Cecil was a member of aristocracy in England. He was the son of William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett. [1] He was born on the 9th of February 1905, [1] citing Birth Registration, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [2]

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   Who are the Marquesses of Exeter?

   • The marquessate of Exeter is the senior marquessate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Marquesses also hold the title of hereditary Grand Almoner and Lord Paramount of Peterborough . The ancestral home of the Marquesses of Exeter is Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire; it is now run by a trust founded by the family.

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   Who was Lord Exeter and what did he do?

   • Lord Exeter was a Knight of the Garter, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and ADC to King George V. In 1901, he married the Hon. Myra Orde-Powlett , only daughter of the 4 th Lord Bolton. David Cecil,Lord Burghley, with running vest No 444 during the final of the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.

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   Who was William Cecil?

   • Born in the parish of Bourne, the son of a minor courtier for Henry VIII, William Cecil had an astonishingly successful career. After showing prodigious talent at his school in Stamford, at the age of 15 he was entered at St John’s College, Cambridge.

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   Who was Henry Cecil?

   • There is a romantic melodrama attached to Henry Cecil, who was the adopted nephew of the 9 th Earl. Henry’s first marriage was to Emma Vernon. This marriage ended when she eloped with the local vicar. Distraught, Henry then chose to live anonymously in Shropshire. There he lodged with a local farmer named Hoggins.

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   Why did William Cecil build Burghley House?

   • William Cecil built Burghley House as a country home for the dynasty that he founded and as a demonstration of his wealth and power. Externally, it is largely as he left it. Within it has been transformed by his descendants and filled with an extraordinary Collection of wonderful things.

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   Why did Lord Exeter wear a black tie?

   • During the 1914-18 War, Lord Exeter served as a Lt-Colonel in the Artillery Division, seeing action in France and North Africa. On his return to England in peacetime, he wore a black tie every day to honour those who lost their lives in the dreadful landings at Gallipoli.

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9. livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk › biogs › E006488bExeter, David George Brownlow Cecil, Marquess of (1905 - 1981)

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   Among other offices he held were those of President of the English Tourist Board and of the BTA, Rector of St Andrew's University from 1949 to 1952 and Mayor of Stamford in 1961. He succeeded his father as 6th Marquess in 1956.