Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury

The Right Honourable Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG (August 27, 1893–February 23, 1972) was a grandson of the great 3rd Marquess. Nicknamed "Bobbety", the 5th Marquess was elected to the House of Commons in 1929, and then called up to the House of Lords by a writ in acceleration in 1941, before he succeeded his father as Marquess of Salisbury in 1947.

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The Right Honourable - KG - August 27 - 1893 - February 23 - 1972 - 3rd Marquess - House of Commons - 1929 - House of Lords - Writ in acceleration - 1941 - Marquess of Salisbury - 1947

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Lord Salisbury was a prominent Tory 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, and was a staunch defender of the white-dominated regime in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s, and a fierce opponent of attempts to reform the House of Lords, yet he created what is known as the Salisbury Convention. He was succeeded by his son in 1972.

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Tory - Winston Churchill - Anthony Eden - Harold Macmillan - Southern Rhodesia - Zimbabwe - Salisbury Convention

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Lord Salisbury was married to Elizabeth Vere Cavendish, a cousin of the 10th Duke of Devonshire and a great-granddaughter of the 7th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, herself a granddaughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. They had three sons, of whom only the eldest survived the Second World War.

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10th Duke of Devonshire - 7th Duke of Devonshire - Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Second World War

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