Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley, Member of Parliament for Westminster in 1593, Peterborough in 1604, and Stamford in 1614 and 1621, Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, bailiff of Collyweston, knighted in 1616., Knight Bachelor, Member of Parliament for Westminster, Peterborough and Stamford, Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire, bailiff and keeper of Collyweston, Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, lord of Wakerley
Dates: 7 December 1570–4 September 1633
Biography
Richard was the second son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter. He lived at Wakerley in Northamptonshire and developed a landed and parliamentary career. His death did not end the branch: his son David became 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1640 when Richard's elder brother William died without surviving male issue.
Notes / Sources
Richard Cecil biographical record — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cecil_(died_1633)
The Peerage, Richard Cecil and Elizabeth Cope — https://www.thepeerage.com/p1635.htm
Victoria County History, Rutland — https://www.langhaminrutland.org.uk/pdf/VCH2.pdf
Arms of the House of Cecil, Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_House_of_Cecil.svg
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Cecil of Wakerley
Father: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Mother: Dorothy Neville
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cope, daughter of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet
Children / next generation: David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter; Elizabeth Cecil, later Mrs Havers
Armorial Registry
Cecil of Wakerley — Sir Richard Cecil, landed knight and founder of the Wakerley household branch
Branch: Cecil of Wakerley, Northamptonshire
Issued / recorded: 1570
Cecil of Wakerley — Sir Richard Cecil, second surviving son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Branch: Cecil of Wakerley
Issued / recorded: 1570
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