Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

3rd Marquess of Salisbury; UK prime minister 1885-1902

5th Marquess of Salisbury KG, PC. Known as Viscount Cranborne from 1903 to 1947. He was a British Conservative politician in the 1940s and 1950s, serving in the governments of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, and Harold Macmillan. He was known as a hardline imperialist.

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Board Memberships

Trinity House The official authority for lighthouses in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar

• Elder Brother ('85→'03)

Oxford University

• Chancellor ('69→'03)

Positions

The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists

• Fellow (past)

Family

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess of Salisbury 1903-1947

• oldest son ('61→?)

Schools

Christ Church College One of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford

• BA (?→'50)

Updated about 6 years ago

Types

Person, Public Official