The Marquess of Exeter | |
|---|---|
 The Marquess of Exeter by Carlo Pellegrini, 1881. | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 20 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Tankerville |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Foley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1825 |
| Died | 14 July 1895 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Georgina Pakenham
(m. 1849; died 1895) |
| Children | Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter Lord Francis Cecil Lord William Cecil Catherine Vane, Baroness Barnard Col. Lord John Joicey-Cecil Lady Isabella Battie-Wrightson Mary Hozier, Baroness Newlands Lady Louisa Cecil Lady Frances Cecil |
| Parent(s) | Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter Isabella Poyntz |
William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter PC (30 April 1825 – 14 July 1895), styled Lord Burghley between 1825 and 1867, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1866 and 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1867 and 1868.