Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Wellesley, Richard (Colley)
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Wellesley, Richard (Colley), born at Dangan, Ireland, s. Garret, Earl of Mornington. Christ Church, matric. 24 Dec., 1778, aged 18; 2nd earl, created Marquis Wellesley 2 Dec., 1799, K.P. 1783-1812, K.G. 1812, M.P. Trim 1780-1, Beeralston 1784.6, Saltash 1786-7, Windsor 1787-96, Sarum 1796-7, P.C. 1793, governor-general of India 1797-1805, ambassador to Spain 1809, Foreign secretary Dec., 1809 to Jan., 1812, lord-lieutenant of Ireland Dec., 1821-8, 1833-4, lord steward 1830-3, lord chamberlain April, 1835, died 26 Sept., 1842. See Foster's Peerage, D. Wellington.