Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
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The Most Honourable The Marquess Wellesley KG PC PC |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 8 December 1821 – 27 February 1828 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl of Liverpool George Canning The Viscount Goderich |
| Preceded by | The Earl Talbot |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Anglesey |
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In office 12 September 1833 – November 1834 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Anglesey |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Haddington |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 6 December 1809 – 4 March 1812 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. Spencer Perceval |
| Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Castlereagh |
| Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William | |
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In office 18 May 1798 – 30 July 1805 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister |
William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
| Preceded by |
Sir Alured Clarke (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Cornwallis |
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20 June 1760 Dangan Castle, County Meath |
| Died | 16 September 1842 (aged 82) Knightsbridge, London |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland (1766–1816) (2) Marianne Caton (d. 1853) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Richard Colley Wesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley KG PC PC (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781 and was known as Earl of Mornington from 1781 until 1799. He was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator.
He was the eldest son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, and Anne, the eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon. He was also the brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He first made his name as Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805 and later served as Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Wellesley was born in 1760 in Ireland, where his family were part of the Ascendancy, the old Anglo-Irish . He was educated at the Royal School, Armagh, Harrow School and Eton College, where he distinguished himself as a classical scholar, and at Christ Church, Oxford.
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