Mr, Algernon Cecil, standing on the balcony of his residence, overlooking the ancient town of Bath. Algernon ***** M.A. son of Lord Eustace Cecil (who was the third son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury), Mr. Algernon Cecil is a cousin of the present (4th) Marquess, and of Viscount Cecil and Viscount Quickswood. As the other Cecils, he received his education at Eton and oxford where (at New College) he obtained a first Class in Modern History. Born on 31st January 1879, he first drew public attention when, in 1901, he Was elected President of the Oxford Union Society, an office form which most holders proceed to brilliant political careers. Algernon Cecil, however, who is a Barrister., at law, Inner Temple chose to become a writer. March 06, 1943.