Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter
Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (21 September 1725 – 26 December 1793), known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Life
Exeter was the eldest son of
House of Commons for Rutland in 1747, a seat he held until 1754, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
.
Between 1755 and 1779, the 9th Earl employed Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to landscape the Burghley House Deer Park.[2]
Lord Exeter died in December 1793, aged 68. He was childless and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Henry, who was created Marquess of Exeter in 1801.
References
- ^ "Cecil, Brownlow, Lord Burghley (CCL744B)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "The Deer Park". Burghley. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- www.thepeerage.com
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