Background
Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, and Anne Cavendish.
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Career
Between 1712 and 1715 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland. Lord Exeter married, firstly, Annabella Grey, daughter of Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville, in 1697. Lady Exeter died in 1723.
Membership
He sat as Member of Parliament for Rutland from 1695 to 1700, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.
