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British peer (born 1935) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (born 1 September 1935), known from 1981 to 1988 as Lord Burghley, is a British peer and was a member of the House of Lords from 1988 to 1997.
The son of Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter, he was educated at Eton College.[1]
Exeter was an active member of the Emissaries of Divine Light and succeeded to its international leadership after his father's death in 1988. He left the organisation in 1996.[2]
He made his maiden speech in the House of Lords on 16 May 1990.[3]
In 1967, Exeter married Nancy Rose Meeker; they were divorced in 1993. They have two children:
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