James Gascoyne-Cecil
4th Marquess of Salisbury
The Most Hon. James Gascoyne-Cecil KG GCVO CB PC is a former Conservative member of parliament for Rochester. He represented the constituency between January 1893 and August 1903.
In August 1903, he inherited the title of Marquess of Salisbury and entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He remained in the House of Lords until April 1947.
During his time in parliament, Lord Salisbury served as lord keeper of the privy seal, leader of the House of Lords, lord president of the council, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, president of the Board of Trade, and parliamentary under-secretary of state for foreign affairs.
Lord Salisbury has stood in three elections in Medway and won all of those elections.
Political Career
Lord Salisbury has served in the following posts:
UK Parliament
Government Posts
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Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Great Officer of State |
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| 6 Nov 1924 - 4 Jun 1929 | ||
| 17 Oct 1903 - 4 Dec 1905 | ||
Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament. Where possible, we have tried to include parliamentary roles in other parts of the country in this section, but owing to the time and research involved, some of this data may require updating.
Electoral History
Lord Salisbury has stood in the following elections in Medway:
UK Parliament
A green bar on the right hand side of the result indicates that Lord Salisbury was elected, while a red bar indicates they were not elected. Click on a card to see the full results for that election.
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