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Mornington, Garret Colley Wesley, 1st Earl of (b Dangan, Co. Meath, 1735; d Kensington, 1781). Irish composer and landowner, father of Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington (surname changed to Wellesley after Mornington's death). Self-taught in mus. Founded Dublin Acad. of Mus. Prof. of mus., Dublin Univ. 1764–74. Excelled in composing ...
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, 2nd Baron Mornington, was born 19 July 1735 in Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland to Richard Colley, 1st Baron Mornington (1690-1758) and Elizabeth Sale (-1738) and died 22 May 1781 Kensington, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Anne Hill-Trevor (1742-1831) 6 February 1759 in Belvoir, County Down, Ireland.
Wesley represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons from 1757 until 1758, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Mornington. In 1760, in recognition of his musical and philanthropic achievements, he was created Viscount Wellesley, of Dangan Castle in the County of Meath, and Earl of Mornington.
Aliases: Garret Wellesley; Garrett Wellesley; Garret Wesley; Garrett Wesley – Titles include First Viscount Wellesley of Dangan, Second Baron Mornington, and the First Earl of Mornington (created in 1760). Lord Mornington is the favoured appellation in the glee collections in which he appears, and also in B.U.C.E.M. Life. Born: 9 July 1735
In 1746 he was created 1st Baron Mornington, an ancient barony of the Wesleys. His sister Ann married William Pole of Ballyfin, Queen's County. Mornington married Elizabeth Sale, producing as heir Garret Wesley, 2nd Baron Mornington, who was created in 1760 1st Earl of Mornington in County Meath.
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Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, [1] KG, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Mornington. In 1799, he was granted the Irish peerage title of Marquess Wellesley of ...
