Politics · 1830–1903

Lord Salisbury — Age & Birthday

Born: 3 February 1830 · Died: 22 August 1903 · Age at death: 73

How old was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury when he died?

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury died aged 73. He was born on 3 February 1830 and died on 22 August 1903.

Three-time British Prime Minister of the late Victorian era

Did you know?He was the last British Prime Minister to lead a government from the House of Lords for his entire tenure.

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ( GASK-oyn SISS-əl; 3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years.

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Age at death: 73
Years since death: 123

Born: February 3, 1830 · Hatfield, United Kingdom
Died: August 22, 1903
Nationality: British
Known for: Politics

Family

Father: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
Mother: Frances Gascoyne
Spouse: Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury
Children: Robert Cecil, Gwendolen Gascoyne-Cecil, Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood, James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Lady Fanny Cecil, Lord Edward Cecil, Lord William Cecil, Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne

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