Constituency : Galloway 1922-24, 1929-31, 1931 ( New Party )
Cecil took over from Gilbert McMicking at Galloway defeating a Unionist in a straight fight. Cecil refused to align himself with either Liberal camp and took both whips in Parliament.
Cecil joined the army and reached the rank of Major.
Cecil was unopposed in 1923 but defeated by a Unionist in 1924. He failed to recapture it in a by-election in 1925 due to Labour's intervention. He succeeded in 1929 by 101 votes.
Cecil supported a relaxation of the laws on observing the Sabbath in 1931.
In the turmoil of 1931, Cecil decided to join Oswald Mosley's New Party. He said the Liberals had ceased to be an "effective force in British politics" and that tariffs were now necessary. He stood again in Galloway receiving a derisory 3 % of the vote.
Cecil became a civil servant and was Chief Food Officer for Scotland in 1950. He received the CBE in 1951.
He died in 1970 aged 84.
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