- Born on September 13, 1520
- Deceased on August 4, 1598 in London, at the age of 77 years
Parents
- Richard Cecil ( - 1552)
- Jane Heckington (1501 - 1588)
Family
- Married on August 8, 1541 in London, with Mary Cheke (c. 1520 - 1544), issuing
- Thomas (1542 - 1623)
- Married in December 1545, with Mildred Cooke (1524 - 1589), lady of honor in the privy chamber of Elizabeth 1st, issuing
Occupations
- lord high treasurer
- lord Privy Seal
- secretary of State
- chancellor of Trinity College
- lord-lieutenant of Lincolnshire
- lord-lieutenant of Hertfordshire
- lord-lieutenant of Essex