Lord Eustace Cecil
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Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry (Gascoyne-)Cecil (24 April 1834 – 3 July 1921) was a British
, Conservative Party
politician.
Cecil was the youngest son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
and was educated at Harrow
and Sandhurst
. He served with the Coldstream Guards
in the Crimean War
from 1855–56, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
in 1861 and retired from the army in 1863. On 18 September 1860, he had married Lady Gertrude Scott (the fourth daughter of the 2nd Earl of Eldon
) and they had three children: Evelyn, later 1st Baron Rockley
(1865–1941), Algernon (1879–1953) and Blanche Louise (1872–1945).
In 1865 he published a book "Impressions of Life at home and abroad". Published by Hurst and Blackett of 13 Great Marlborough Street London. The book was of papers which originally appeared in the "St. James's Medley" Lord Cecil was concerned with the "Moral and material improvement of the vagabond population frequenting our large cities." The book describes midnight life in London as well as in New York. He also gives a comparison and description of prison discipline in French and English goals. The book also describes a "Fortnight in Hati" and "A ride in Barbary".
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, Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Cecil was the youngest son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Lord Privy Seal in 1852 and Lord President of the Council between 1858 and 1859...
and was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
. He served with the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
from 1855–56, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
in 1861 and retired from the army in 1863. On 18 September 1860, he had married Lady Gertrude Scott (the fourth daughter of the 2nd Earl of Eldon
John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon
John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:Eldon was the only child of the Hon. John Scott , only son of Lord Chancellor John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon. His father died when he was only two weeks old. His mother was Henrietta Elizabeth, daughter...
) and they had three children: Evelyn, later 1st Baron Rockley
Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, GBE, PC was a British, Conservative Party politician.Born in the parish of St George's, Hanover Square in the heart of London's Mayfair, Cecil was the eldest son of Lord Eustace Cecil and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford...
(1865–1941), Algernon (1879–1953) and Blanche Louise (1872–1945).
In 1865 he published a book "Impressions of Life at home and abroad". Published by Hurst and Blackett of 13 Great Marlborough Street London. The book was of papers which originally appeared in the "St. James's Medley" Lord Cecil was concerned with the "Moral and material improvement of the vagabond population frequenting our large cities." The book describes midnight life in London as well as in New York. He also gives a comparison and description of prison discipline in French and English goals. The book also describes a "Fortnight in Hati" and "A ride in Barbary".