Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter

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William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (born 1 September 1935), known from 1981 to 1988 as Lord Burghley, is a British peer and was a member of the House of Lords from 1988 to 1997.

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Life and family

The son of Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter, he was educated at Eton College. [1]

Exeter was an active member of 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 made his maiden speech in the House of Lords on 16 May 1990. [3]

Personal life

In 1967, Exeter married Nancy Rose Meeker; they were divorced in 1993. They have two children:

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Emissaries of Divine Light is an intentional community initiated by Lloyd Arthur Meeker in 1932. The foundational premise of the network is that human beings' true qualities can only be known as they are expressed in practical daily living.

References

  1. 'EXETER', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017.
  2. Todd, Douglas (29 September 2003). "Leader left Divine Light behind him". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. Hansard 16 May 1990
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Exeter
1988–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Peers of the Realm Succeeded by