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Richard Wellesley was born June 20, 1760, at Dangan Castle, Ireland, the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Mornington. He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. On his father's death in 1781, he inherited the title and seat in the Irish House of Lords. Three years later he entered the English House of Commons, and in 1786 he was made a ...
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 ...
Wellesley (Wesley), Richard Colley (1760–1842), Marquis Wellesley , governor-general of Bengal and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 20 June 1760 at Dangan Castle, Co. Meath, eldest child of Garret Wesley (qv), 1st Viscount Wellesley and earl of Mornington, and Anne, eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Duncannon.
The Marquess Wellesley is depicted by Robertson in 1826 wearing the badge of the Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, a role he held 1821 – 8 and 1833 – 4. Another version by Robertson is at Stratfield Saye (no. 563).Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, elder son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, and brother of Arthur ...
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, 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.
WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY (1760–1842), governor-general of India (1798–1805). Richard Colley Wellesley, Earl Mornington and Marquess Wellesley, was born into the English "ascendancy" in Ireland. First elected to the British House of Commons in 1784, his introduction to Indian affairs came with his appointment in 1793 to the Board of Control, the link between the government and the East ...
16 de mai. de 2024 · Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley. 0 references. Freebase ID /m/01s8py. 1 reference. stated in. Freebase Data Dumps. publication date. 28 ...
