Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Edward Peter Gascoyne-Cecil (24 October 1916 - 11 July 2003) was the sixth Marquess of Salisbury.[1]
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Salisbury Group
Gascoyne-Cecil informally chaired the Salisbury Group, founded in 1976, which published the Salisbury Review from 1982.[2] In an early edition of the magazine, he dismissed the Church of England as "That self-appointed fifth column of the Communist Party."[3]
Affiliations
- Anglo-Rhodesian Society - President
- Monday Club - President 1974-1981
- Salisbury Group - Chairman
- Roxburghe Club - President 1991-1998
Connections
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury - Son
- Richard Cecil - Son
- Valentine Cecil - Son
- Michael Cecil - Son
External Resources
Obituaries
- Andrew Roth, The Marquess of Salisbury, The Guardian, 15 July 2003.
- John Barnes,The Marquess of Salisbury, The Independent, 19 July 2003.
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Roth, The Marquess of Salisbury, The Guardian, 15 July 2003.
- ↑ About Us, Salisbury Review, accessed 9 April 2010.
- ↑ Martin Walker, Intellectual Toryism goes on the offensive, Manchester Guardian, 13 March 1983.
