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Search for: 'Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley' in Oxford Reference ». (1760–1842).Eldest brother of the duke of Wellington, Wellesley entered Parliament in 1784 as MP for Beeralston. In 1793 he became a member of the India Board and from 1797 to 1805 acted as governor‐general of Bengal. British rule was threatened by the French in ...
He entered the English House of Commons in 1784 and gave his support to William Pitt, who in 1793 appointed him to the board of control for India. In 1797 he was created Baron Wellesley and sent as governor-general to India. He was created marquess in 1799. Under Wellesley's rule British influence in India was greatly extended.
1 de jul. de 2008 · The despatches, minutes, and correspondence, of the Marquess Wellesley, K. G., during his administration in India Bookreader Item Preview
10 de abr. de 2022 · 8027 views. The next major expansion of British rule in India took place under the Governor General ship of Lord Wellesley, who arrived in India in 1798 at a time when the British were engaged in a world-wide battle with France. Until then, the British had pursued a policy of consolidating their gains and resources in India, and making ...
Lord Wellesley (as Governor General) came to India in 1798 at a time when the British were locked in a life and death struggle with France all over the world. Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control. By 1797, the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had ...
Richard Colley Wesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842), styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781 and known as The Earl of Mornington from 1781 until 1799, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was the eldest son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, and Anne, the eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor ...
Há 4 dias · Brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, Tory M.P. 1784-97. Lord of Treasury, 1786-97, member of Board of Control for affairs of India, 1793-97. Governor-General of India, 1797-1805. Ambassador Extraordinary to Spain 1809.
