William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
Politician
1763 – 1845
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Who was William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington?
William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH, PC, PC, known as Lord Maryborough between 1821 and 1842, was an Anglo-Irish politician and an elder brother of the Duke of Wellington. His surname changed twice: he was born with the name Wesley, which he changed to Wesley-Pole following an inheritance in 1781. In 1789 the spelling was updated to Wellesley-Pole, just as other members of the family had changed Wesley to Wellesley.
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- Born
- May 20, 1763
County Meath - Siblings
- Education
- Eton College
- Lived in
- County Meath
- Died
- Feb 22, 1845
Grosvenor Square
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on July 23, 2013
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