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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

(1861-1947), Politician; Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Sitter in 16 portraits
Salisbury was the eldest son of the Prime Minister, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. He followed his father into Parliament in 1885 and held Rochester as a Conservative MP (1893-1903), before entering the House of Lords. After the First World War he took an active role in reconstruction and served in the Conservative cabinets of 1923 and 1924. He was Leader of the House of Lords, 1925-31.

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Powys Evans - NPG 6801

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Powys Evans
pen and ink, 1923
NPG 6801

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x27892

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 13 December 1897
NPG x27892

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax46117

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1900s
NPG Ax46117

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Elliott & Fry, published by Newman, Graham & Co - NPG Ax16103

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Elliott & Fry, published by Newman, Graham & Co
carbon print, published 1907
NPG Ax16103

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x24065

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1917
NPG x24065

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x67940

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1917
NPG x67940

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x78672

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 June 1920
NPG x78672

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x78673

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 June 1920
NPG x78673

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x78674

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 7 June 1920
NPG x78674

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Lafayette - NPG x37012

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 18 June 1926
NPG x37012

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by Tom Cottrell - NPG D2631

James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Tom Cottrell
chromolithographic cigarette card, 1929
NPG D2631

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1917
NPG x43811

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 18 June 1926
NPG x37013

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 18 June 1926
NPG x37014

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 18 June 1926
NPG x37015

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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1940s
NPG x6050

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