William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
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William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH PC (born May 20, 1763 in Dangan Castle, County Meath , Ireland, † February 22, 1845 in London ) was an Irish-British naval officer and politician, mint master of the Royal Mint from 1814 until 1823 and postmaster general from 1834 to 1835.
William was born and baptized William Wesley in 1763 . In December 1781, after inheriting the estates of his cousin William Pole, he officially changed his name to William Wesley-Pole and in 1789 to William Wellesley-Pole . He was a younger brother of Richard Colley-Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley , who as Governor General extended British rule in India enormously. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , the winner of Waterloo , was his younger brother.
Wellesley-Pole attended Eton College in Berkshire from 1774 to 1776 and served as an officer in the Royal Navy until 1782 . He sat from 1783 to 1790 and from 1801 to 1821 as Tory for various constituencies in the Irish and British House of Commons .
In various cabinets he served as a subordinate minister, in particular as the second highest servant of the Crown in Ireland after the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland .
In 1821, as Baron Maryborough, he was named a peer in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and received a seat in the House of Lords . In 1842 he succeeded his brother Richard, who had no sons to survive, as Earl of Mornington (in the Peerage of Ireland ).
Wellesley-Pole had been married to Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, granddaughter of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex , since 1784 . The couple had three daughters and a son, William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley , who inherited his father's titles after his father's death in 1845.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katherine Elizabeth Forbes on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
Web links
- William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Baron Maryborough 1821-1845 |
William Wellesley |
| Richard Wellesley |
Earl of Mornington 1842-1845 |
William Wellesley |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wellesley-Pole, William, 3rd Earl of Mornington |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mornington, William Wesley; 3rd Earl of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-British naval officer and politician, member of the House of Commons, mint master (1814–1823) and postmaster general (1834–1835) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dangan Castle, County Meath |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1845 |
| Place of death | London |