Garrett Wesley, first earl of Mornington

(1735-1781)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Mornington, Garrett Colley Wellesley, Earl of, 1735-1781 DNB: Wesley [Wellesley], Garrett, first earl of Mornington (1735-1781), composer LBT ID: LdMorni1 VIAF ID: 12729423 LOC ID: no92007590	B/BAP: 1735-07-19 DIED: 1781-05-22
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The son of Richard Wesley, first baron Mornington; educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he founded a music academy and established a reputation as a composer of glees.
REFERENCES TO Garrett Wesley, first earl of Mornington: Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XVII Found 1: ¶ 1