Henry Wellesley, first baron Cowley

(1773-1847)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Wellesley, Henry, Baron Cowley, 1773-1847 NRA: Wellesley Henry (1773-1847) 1st Baron Cowley diplomat DNB: Wellesley [formerly Wesley], Henry, first Baron Cowley (1773-1847), diplomatist LBT ID: LdCowle1 VIAF ID: 52448546 LOC ID: no2006075127	B/BAP: 1773-01-20 DIED: 1847-04-27
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The younger brother of the Duke of Wellington; he was a lieutenant-governor in India (1801-02), MP for Eye (1807-09) secretary to the Treasury (1808-09), ambassador to Spain (1809-22), Vienna (1823-31) and Paris (1841-46). He was created Baron Cowley in 1828.