Background
Cecil was the second son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and his first wife Dorothy Nevill, the daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latymer.
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Education
Street John"s College.
Career
He entered Street John"s College, Cambridge in 1585 and Gray"s Inn in 1591. He travelled abroad in 1594. In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Peterborough.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire by 1605 and was bailiff of the lordship and keeper of the manor and park of Collyweston, Northamptonshire in 1607.
He was Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire by 1613. In 1614 he was elected Member of Parliament for Stamford.
He was knighted in 1616. In 1621 he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Stamford.
Cecil died in 1633 at the age of 62.
He was buried in Wakerley, 4 September 1633. Cecil married Elizabeth Cope, daughter of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet in 1603. He was the brother of Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon and William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter.
Membership
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In 1593 he was elected Member of Parliament for Westminster.
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Nationality
Kingdom of England