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James Gascoyne-Cecil, the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, was a British politician who was variously appointed Lord Temporal and in the cabinet as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and later Lord President of the Council. He was father to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who became Prime Minister three times, and grandfather to Arthur Balfour who also served a term as Prime Minister.
James Gascoyne-Cecil, the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, was a British politician who was variously appointed Lord Temporal and in the cabinet as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and later Lord President of the Council. He was father to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who became Prime Minister three times, and grandfather to Arthur Balfour who also served a term as Prime Minister.
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| Title: | Letter from James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury |
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| Description: | The Marquess of Salisbury informs Sampson Low that he will not be subscribing to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, which was established by Sampson Low & Sons in 1843. |
| Address: | Hatfield |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Declines or agrees to subscribe to a work or society; Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert after Eden Upton Eddis mezzotint mid 19th century https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_176 |
