William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Mornington GCH PC PC |
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William Wellesley-Pole, later 1st Baron Maryborough, and later 3rd Earl of Mornington (Thomas Lawrence)
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 1809–1812 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. Spencer Perceval |
| Preceded by | Hon. Robert Dundas |
| Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
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In office 1834–1835 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
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20 May 1763 Dangan Castle, County Meath |
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22 February 1845 (aged 81) Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Forbes |
| Alma mater | None |
William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH PC PC (20 May 1763 – 22 February 1845), 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.
He was born as William Wesley, at Dangan Castle, the second son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington by his marriage to the Hon. Annie Hill, a daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon. He was the younger brother of Richard Wesley, later Marquess Wellesley, and the elder brother of Arthur, who became Duke of Wellington, and of Henry.
Wesley was educated at Eton (1774–1776) before entering the Royal Navy as a midshipman, serving in the Navy between 1777 and 1783; most notably aboard HMS Lion, a new ship launched in 1777, at the Battle of Grenada of 1779.
Due to the debts of their father, the Wesley family entered into financial stringency. This was partially alleviated following the death in 1781 of the childless William Pole, of Ballyfin in Ireland, his godfather and the husband of his great-aunt Ann Colley, who bequeathed his estates to Wesley, on the condition which was usual in such situations that he should adopt the surname "Pole". Pole was descended from Peryam Pole, third son of the antiquary Sir William Pole (1561-1635) of Shute House, Devon, a brother of Sir John Pole, 1st Baronet. He had married Ann Colley, the sister of Wesley's grandfather Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington (1690-1758). This Wesley had been born Richard Colley, but had changed his name in 1728, following an inheritance, to Wesley. Thus it was that in 1781, in accordance with the Will of his great-uncle William Pole, Wesley changed his name to Wesley-Pole.
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