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WEDDERBURN, Sir David, 1st Bt. (1775-1858), of Ballindean, Perth.
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b. 10 Mar. 1775, 2nd but o. surv. s. of John Wedderburn of Ballindean (6th Bt. but for attainder in 1746 of his fa. Sir John Wedderburn, 5th Bt., of Blackness) by 1st. w. Margaret Ogilvy, da. of David, styled Lord Ogilvy, attainted 1746. educ. St. Andrews Univ. 1790. m. 2 Sept. 1800, Margaret, da. of George Brown of Elliston, Roxburgh, 2s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1803; cr. Bt. 10 Aug. 1803.
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Postmaster-gen. [S] 1823 – 31.
Vol. London and Westminster light horse 1798 – 1809; capt. W.I. Dock Co. vols. 1803.
Main residence: Ballindean, Perth.
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See A. Wedderburn, Wedderburn Bk. i. 288-97, 441-8; ii. 80, 112.
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WEDDERBURN, Sir David (1775-1858)
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WELBY, William Earle (1768-1852), of Denton Hall, Lincs.
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b. 14 Nov. 1768, 1st s. of Sir William Earle Welby, 1st Bt., by 1st w. Penelope, da. of Sir John Glynne, 6th Bt. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1787. m. 30 Aug. 1792, Wilhelmina, da. and h. of William Spry, gov. Barbados, 3s. 7da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 6 Nov. 1815.
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Sheriff, Lincs. 1823–4.
Lt. Ossington vols. 1803.
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Main residence: Denton Hall, Lincs.
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Commons 1790-1820
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WELBY, William Earle (1768-1852)
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WELBY, Sir William Earle, 1st Bt. (?1734-1815), of Denton Hall, Lincs.
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b. ?1734, o.s. of William Welby of Denton by Catherine, da. of James Cholmeley of Easton. educ. ?Eton 1753; Clare, Camb. 1753; M. Temple 1756. m. (1) 6 Nov. 1766, Penelope (d. Feb. 1773), da. of Sir John Glynne, 6th Bt., of Hawarden Castle, Flints., 1s. 1da.; (2) Mar. 1773, Elizabeth, da. of Robert Cope of Spondon, Derbys., wid. of Thomas Williamson of Allington Hall, Lincs., 5s. 4da. suc. fa. 1792; cr. Bt. 27 June 1801.
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Sheriff, Lincs. 1796–7.
Main residence: Denton Hall, Lincs.
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Commons 1790-1820
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WELBY, Sir William (?1734-1815)
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WELLESLEY, Sir Arthur (1769-1852), of 11 Harley Street, Mdx.
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b. 1 May 1769,P. Guedalla, The Duke (1931), 480 states the case against 29 Apr., which is sometimes given. 5th but 3rd surv. s. of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington [I], by Hon. Anne Hill, da. of Arthur, 1st Visct. Dungannon [I]; bro. of Hon. Henry Wellesley, Hon. Richard Colley Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington [I] and William Wellesley Pole. Took name of Wellesley in lieu of Wesley, May 1798. educ. Trim diocesan sch.; Brown’s prep. sch. Chelsea; Eton 1781-4; privately at Brussels 1784-5; Angers mil. acad. 1785-6. m. 10 Apr. 1806, Hon. Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham, da. of Edward Michael, 2nd Baron Longford [I], 2s. KB 28 Aug. 1804; cr. Visct. Wellington 4 Sept. 1809; Earl of Wellington 28 Feb. 1812; Mq. of Wellington 3 Oct. 1812; Duke of Wellington 11 May 1814; KG 4 Mar. 1813; GCB 2 Jan. 1815; GCH 22 Mar. 1816.
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Ensign, 73 Ft. 1787; lt. 76 Ft. 1787, 41 Ft. 1788, 12 Drag. 1789; capt. 58 Ft. 1791, 18 Drag. 1792; a.d.c. to ld.-lt. [I] Nov. 1787 – Mar. 1793; maj. 33 Ft. 1793, lt-col. 1793 – 1806; brevet col. 1796, maj.-gen. 1802; col. 33 Ft. 1806 – 12; lt.-gen. 1808; c.-in-c. Peninsula June – Aug. 1808, c.-in-c. Portugal Apr. 1809; gen. 1811; f. m. 1813; col. R. Horse Gds. 1813 – 27, Gren. Gds. 1827 – d.; c.-in-c. Continent Mar. 1815, Oct. 1815 – Nov. 1818; col. rifle brigade 1820 – d.; c.-in-c. army Jan. – May 1827, Aug. 1827 – Jan. 1828, Aug. 1842 – d.
MP [I] 1790 – 97; gov. Seringapatam May 1799, c.-in-c. Mysore July 1799 – Feb. 1803, chief agent, S. Mahrattas and Deccan June 1803 – Feb. 1805; chief. sec. to ld. lt. [I] Apr 1807-Apr. 1809; PC 8 Apr. 1807; PC [I] 28 Apr. 1807; ld. of treasury [I] May 1807 – Apr. 1809; ambassador extraordinary to France Aug. 1814 – Jan. 1815; first plenip. Vienna Congress Jan. – Mar. 1815; jt. plenip. to treat for peace with France June – Nov. 1815, Aix la Chapelle conference Aug. – Nov. 1818; master-gen. Ordnance Dec. 1817 – Apr. 1827; plenip. Verona Congress Sept. – Nov. 1822; special ambassador to Russia, Feb. – Apr. 1826, first ld. of Treasury Jan. 1828 – Nov. 1830, Nov. – Dec. 1834; sec. of state for Home affairs Nov. – Dec. 1834, for Foreign affairs Dec. 1834 – Apr. 1835; cabinet minister without portfolio 1841–6.
Gov. Plymouth 1819 – 26; ld. lt. Hants 1820 – d.; constable of the Tower and ld. lt. Tower Hamlets 1826 – d.; ld. high constable at coronation, 1821, 1831, 1838; ld. warden, Cinque Ports Jan. 1829 – d.; master, Trinity House 1837 – d.; ranger, Hyde Park and St. James’s Park Aug. 1850 – d.
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Main residence: 11 Harley Street, Mdx.
Notes
The latest biography is by Elizabeth Longford (2 vv. 1969, 1973); for its many predecessors see BL cat. Wellesley, Arthur.
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WELLESLEY, Hon. Henry (1773-1847).
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b. 20 Jan. 1773, 7th but 5th surv. s. of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington [I], and bro. of Sir Arthur Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington [I] and Hon. William Wellesley Pole. educ. Eton 1783-9. m. (1) 20 Sept. 1803, Lady Charlotte Cadogan (div. 1810), da. of Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, 3s. 1da.; (2) 27 Feb. 1816, Lady Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil, da. of James Cecil†, 1st Mq. of Salisbury, 1da. KB 10 Mar. 1812; GCB 2 Jan. 1815; cr. Baron Cowley 21 Jan. 1828.
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MP [I] Feb.-Apr. 1795.
Ensign, 40 Ft. 1790, 1 Ft. Gds. 1791, lt. 1793; cornet, Mdx. yeomanry 1803.
Sec. of legation, Sweden 1792; précis writer, Foreign Office Apr. 1795 – Oct. 1797; sec. to Earl of Malmesbury’s mission to Lille July 1797; priv. sec. to his bro. as gov.-gen. Bengal 1798 – 1803, commr. Mysore 1799; envoy to Lucknow 1801. lt.-gen. of ceded districts, Oudh 1801 – 02; ld. of Treasury May-Aug. 1804; sec. to Treasury Apr. 1807 – Apr. 1809; PC 21 Dec. 1809; envoy extraordinary to Spain Jan. 1810, ambassador Oct. 1811 – Mar. 1822; ambassador to Austria Feb. 1823 – Aug. 1831, to France Mar. – May 1835, Oct. 1841-July 1846.
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WELLESLEY, Hon. Henry (1773-1847)
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