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David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG KStJ (9 February 1905 – 21 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservative Party politician.
May 8, 2024 · David George Brownlow Cecil was a British athlete and Olympic champion who was an outstanding performer in the athletics (track-and-field) events of hurdling and running. He was also the eldest son and heir of the 5th marquess of Exeter.
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He succeeded his father as 6th Marquess in 1956. He was an old Olympic colleague of Lord Porritt, another medal winner, after the first world war and continued the association on athletic committees after the second world war.
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter primary name: Exeter other name: Cecil, David
David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter. (1905-1981), Conservative politician; MP for Peterborough and hurdler; Olympian. Sitter in 29 portraits. The world's pre-eminent hurdler in the 1920s and star student athlete at Cambridge University, dramatised in the film Chariots of Fire (1981).
Mar 7, 2021 · However, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, also known as Lord Burghley, who took on the home in 1956, is arguably the most interesting of the many people to have owned the home.
Nov 19, 2019 · David Cecil was a member of aristocracy in England. He was the son of William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett. [1] He was born on the 9th of February 1905, [1] citing Birth Registration, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [2]
