Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Rector of Hatfield, Bishop of Exeter, 1916–1936
Dates: 9 March 1863 – 23 June 1936
Biography
Second son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. He was ordained in 1887, served for many years as rector of Hatfield, and became Bishop of Exeter in 1916. His branch is an important ecclesiastical collateral line of the Hatfield Salisbury house.
Notes / Sources
Hatfield House Archives, papers and collections overview — https://hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/archives-collections/visiting-the-archives/
Biographical summary of Lord William Cecil, Bishop of Exeter — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_William_Cecil_(bishop)
Marquess of Salisbury armorial summary — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Salisbury
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Ecclesiastical Salisbury-Cecil branch through the 3rd Marquess
Father: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Mother: Georgina Caroline Alderson, Marchioness of Salisbury
Spouse(s): Lady Florence Mary Bootle-Wilbraham
Children / next generation: Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil; Victor Alexander Gascoyne-Cecil; John Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil; Rupert Edward Gascoyne-Cecil; Eve Alice Gascoyne-Cecil; Mary Edith Gascoyne-Cecil; Anne Gascoyne-Cecil
Armorial Registry
Salisbury of Hatfield — Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, and the ecclesiastical collateral branch
Branch: Second-son branch of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury; Bishop of Exeter line
Issued / recorded: 1887
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