NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Mornington, Wellesley-Pole, William, Earl of, 1763-1845 NRA: Pole William Wellesley- (1763-1845) 3rd Earl of Mornington statesman DNB: Pole, William Wellesley- [formerly Wesley-], third earl of Mornington (1763-1845), politician LBT ID: LdMorni3 VIAF ID: 43371719 LOC ID: n87912140 | B/BAP: 1763-05-20 DIED: 1845-02-22 |
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Elder brother of the Duke of Wellington; he was MP for East Looe (1790-94) and Queen's
County (1801-21), secretary of the Admiralty (1807) and chief secretary for Ireland
(1809-12). | |