Lord William Cecil (bishop)

Lord William Cecil
Bishop of Exeter
Cecil in 1914
Church	Church of England
See	Exeter
In office	1916–1936
Predecessor	Archibald Robertson
Successor	Charles Edward Curzon
Orders
Ordination	1887
Personal details
Born	(1863-03-09)9 March 1863 Hatfield House
Died	23 June 1936(1936-06-23) (aged 73)
Previous post(s)	Rector of Hatfield

Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil (9 March 1863 – 23 June 1936) was Bishop of Exeter from 1916 to 1936. He was the second son of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was rector of Hatfield for 28 years before being appointed a bishop. Married in 1887, he had three daughters and four sons, three of whom were killed in the First World War. As bishop he was generally liked, but had a reputation for eccentricity.^[1]