Lord William Cecil, Bishop of Exeter

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About Lord William Cecil, Bishop of Exeter

Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil (9 March 1863 – 23 June 1936) was Bishop of Exeter from 1916 to 1936. He was the second son of Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was rector of Hatfield for 28 years before being appointed bishop. Married in 1887, he had three daughters and four sons, three of whom were killed in the First World War. As bishop he was generally liked, but had a reputation for eccentricity.

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Lord William Cecil, Bishop of Exeter's Timeline

1863
March 9, 1863
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England UK
1889
November 28, 1889
1891
May 21, 1891
Hatfield RD, Hertfordshire, England UK
1893
March 28, 1893
Hatfield RD, Hertfordshire, England UK
1895
January 20, 1895
Hatfield RD, Hertfordshire, England UK
1900
January 13, 1900
January 13, 1900
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1906
October 8, 1906
1936
June 23, 1936
Age 73