Lord William Cecil (bishop)

Lord Rupert Ernest William GascoyneCecil was Bishop of Exeter from 1916 to 1936. He was the second son of Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was rector of Hatfield foryears before being appointed 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.

William Cecil was born at Hatfield House, the second son of Prime Minister Robert Arthur Talbot GascoyneCecil, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. He was educated at Eton, where he was bullied and nicknamed Fish, a name that stuck with him among family and friends throughout his life. Following Eton he was educated at University College, Oxford where he gained a third in law. After leaving university, Cecil worked for a few months in Londons East End slums.

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