James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury
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James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury (June 8, 1691 – October 9, 1728), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1691 to 1694, was a British
peer
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Salisbury was the son of James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury
, and Frances Bennett, and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1694. From 1712 to 1714 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
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Lord Salisbury married Lady Anne Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
, on 12 February 1709. They had four children:
Lord Salisbury died in October 1728, aged 37, and was succeeded in his titles by his son James. Lady Salisbury died in 1756.
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Salisbury was the son of James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury
James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury
James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury , until 1683 known by the courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne, was an English peer....
, and Frances Bennett, and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1694. From 1712 to 1714 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.*Sir Ralph Sadleir 1570–?*Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 1583–1585*Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester 3 July 1585 – 4 September 1588...
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Lord Salisbury married Lady Anne Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl...
, on 12 February 1709. They had four children:
- James Cecil, 6th Earl of SalisburyJames Cecil, 6th Earl of SalisburyJames Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury was a British peer, son of James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury and a member of one of England's greatest political dynasties. He was known for his irregular life as "the Wicked Earl"....
(1713–1780) - Catherine Cecil (c. 1722–1752), married John Perceval, 2nd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC, FRS was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist...
and had issue. - Anne Cecil (c. 1728–1752)
- Margaret Cecil (d.1752) died unmarried of the small-pox, at the Earl of Egmont's in Pall-Mall.
Lord Salisbury died in October 1728, aged 37, and was succeeded in his titles by his son James. Lady Salisbury died in 1756.