Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury

The Marquess of Salisbury
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
23 February 1972 – 11 November 1999
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded byseat abolished
Member of Parliament for
Bournemouth West
In office
23 February 1950 – 8 January 1954
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byJohn Eden
Personal details
Born
Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil

(1916-10-24)24 October 1916
Died11 July 2003(2003-07-11) (aged 86)
Political partyConservative
SpouseMarjorie Olein Wyndham-Quin
ChildrenRobert Michael James, 7th Marquess
Richard Valentine
Charles Edward Vere
Valentine William
Henry
Rose Alice
Michael Hugh
Parent(s)Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salibury
Elizabeth Cavendish
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
UnitGrenadier Guards
Battles/warsWorld War II

Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury, DL (24 October 1916 – 11 July 2003), styled Viscount Cranborne from 1947 to 1972, was a British landowner and Conservative politician.


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