Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter
British peer (born 1935)
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 1999.
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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