Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter
William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (born 1 September 1935), known from 1981 to 1988 as Lord Burghley, is a British peer. He is the son of the 7th Marquess of Exeter.
Life and family[]
He was educated at Eton College.[1] He and Nancy Rose Meeker were married in 1967; they were divorced in 1993. They have two children:
- Anthony John Cecil, Lord Burghley (born 9 August 1970)
- Lady Angela Kathleen Cecil (born 19 May 1975)
Lord Exeter was active in the Emissaries of Divine Light and succeeded to its international leadership after his father's death in 1988. He left the organisation in 1996.[2]
He now co-directs the Ashland Institute in Ashland, Oregon. He made his maiden speech in the House of Lords on 16 May 1990.[3]
References[]
- ^ 'EXETER', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017.
- ^ Todd, Douglas (29 September 2003). "Leader left Divine Light behind him". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ Hansard 16 May 1990
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Exeter
- Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter
- Profile, geni.com; Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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