Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter KG (May 5, 1542 – February 8, 1623), was the eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
Thomas Cecil served in government under Elizabeth I of England, first serving in the House of Commons in 1563 and representing various constituencies for most of the time from then until 1593. He was knighted in 1575. After his father's death in 1598 brought him a seat in the House of Lords, the 2nd Lord Burghley, as he then was, served from 1599 to 1603 as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire and Lord President of the Council of the North. It was during this period that Queen Elizabeth made him a Knight of the Garter in 1601. He was created Earl of Exeter on May 4, 1605, the same day his half-brother Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cranborne was created 1st Earl of Salisbury. Unlike his brother, however, he did not become a Government minister under James I.
Thomas Cecil is buried in a tomb in the warrior chapel at St Mary's church in Wimbledon village.
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