Background
He was born to a Welsh family, the third son of Richard Cecil ap Philip Seisyllt of Alternate-yr-Ynys, Herefordshire and settled near Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He was born to a Welsh family, the third son of Richard Cecil ap Philip Seisyllt of Alternate-yr-Ynys, Herefordshire and settled near Stamford, Lincolnshire.
He was an alderman of Stamford in 1504-1505, 1515-1516 and 1526-1527. He was made a Yeoman of the Chamber by 1506, a position he held all his life. He was a serjeant-at-arms from 1513 to his death and appointed Justice of the Peace (Justice of the Peace) for Rutland from 1532 and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from June 1532 to November 1533.
He probably died in September 1540 and was buried in Street George"s church, Stamford.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Stamford in 1504, 1510, 1512, 1515 and 1523.