Robert Cecil (MP)
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Robert Cecil was the second son of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
and Margaret, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
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He served as Member of Parliament
for Castle Rising
in 1701 and for Wootton Basset
from 1708 to 1710.
He married Elizabeth daughter and heir of Meynell Langley. Their son was Charles Cecil, Bishop of Bangor.
James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1660 to 1668, was an English nobleman....
and Margaret, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage....
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He served as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
in 1701 and for Wootton Basset
Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)
Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
from 1708 to 1710.
He married Elizabeth daughter and heir of Meynell Langley. Their son was Charles Cecil, Bishop of Bangor.