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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

1830 - 1903

Born

03 February 1830

Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England , United Kingdom

Died

22 August 1903

Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
28/01/1869
Fields of Interest
Politics
Occupation
Conservative politician
Relationships
Parents: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury; succeeded as 3rd Marquess (1868), and Frances Mary, only daughter of Bamber Gascoyne of Childwall, near Liverpool. Spouse: (m. 11 July 1857) Georgina Alderson, daughter of the judge Sir Edward Alderson. Children: Five sons and three daughters. Brother-in-law: Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope (FRS 1880) Nephew: Arthur James Balfour (FRS 1888) and of Francis Maitland Balfour (FRS 1878).

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