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==Life==
Exeter was the second son of [[John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter]], and Elizabeth Brownlow. He was educated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=CCL718B|name=Cecil, Brownlow}}</ref> He briefly represented [[Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stamford]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in 1722, before he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the [[House of Lords]]. Lord Exeter married Hannah Sophia Chambers, daughter of Thomas Chambers, [[Gentleman|Gent.]], London merchant and Governor of the Company of Copper Mines (otherwise known as the English Copper Company), in 1724. He died in November 1754, aged 53, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son [[Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter|Brownlow]]. Lady Exeter died in 1765.
He appears also to have a daughter, Lady Ann Cecil (d. 1785)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA311&lpg=RA1-PA311&dq=%22Lady+Ann+Cecil%22+John+fifth+of+Exeter&source=bl&ots=Hc1Z5lcfYz&sig=ACfU3U3lR2vw4Yxsis2ftNApauc0oeR6DA&hl=no&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB2PHH2uPiAhV8wcQBHa6ACssQ6AEwDnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Lady%20Ann%20Cecil%22%20John%20fifth%20of%20Exeter&f=false|title=The European Magazine: And London Review|date=1785|publisher=Philological Society of London|language=en}}</ref>.
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