Gascoyne-Cecil

Last updated November 08, 2019

Gascoyne-Cecil is a surname, and may refer to:

Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (1827–1899), Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (1791–1868), English Conservative politician
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury (1861–1947), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jonathan Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil (1939–2011), known as Jonathan Cecil, English theatre, film and television actor
Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil (1867–1918), British soldier and colonial administrator in Egypt
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903), British statesman and Prime Minister
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893–1972), prominent Tory politician
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury (1916–2003), Conservative Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (born 1946), Conservative politician
William Gascoyne-Cecil (1863–1936), Bishop of Exeter

Georgina Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury, was the wife of British statesman and Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.

James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury,, 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. He was the father of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and grandfather of Arthur Balfour, who also served as Prime Minister.

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury,, known as Viscount Cranborne from 1868 to 1903, was a British statesman.

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