Edgar Algernon GASCOYNE-CECIL

1864 - 1958  (94 years)

• Name	Edgar Algernon GASCOYNE-CECIL
  Born	14 Sep 1864	Cavendish Square, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Education	Eton College, Oxford University
  Noteworthy	Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937
  Occupation	1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, of Grinstead
  Died	24 Nov 1958	England
  Person ID	I10246	Main
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Arthur Talbot GASCOYNE-CECIL,   b. 3 Feb 1830, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 22 Aug 1903, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Georgiana Caroline ALDERSON,   b. 1827, St Mary Magdalen, Paddington, London, England ,   d. 20 Nov 1899, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 72 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1857	St Mary Magdalen, Paddington, London, England
  Family ID	F3511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 24 Nov 1958 - England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  He helped draft the Covenant of the League of Nations. He wrote the book The Principles of Commercial Law, published 1891. —— He married Lady Eleanor Lambton, daughter of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, on 22 January 1889 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England