Lord William Cecil
British bishop
Died when: 73 years 106 days (879 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil (9 March 1863 – 23 June 1936) was Bishop of Exeter from 1916 to 1936.He was the second son of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was rector of Hatfield for 28 years before being appointed a bishop.Married in 1887, he had three daughters and four sons, three of whom were killed in the First World War.
As bishop he was generally liked, but had a reputation for eccentricity.
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