NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Nelson William (1757-1835) 1st Earl Nelson DNB: Nelson, William, first Earl Nelson (1757–1835), Church of England clergyman LBT ID: LdNelso1 | B/BAP: 1757-04-20 DIED: 1835-02-28 |
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com | |
The elder brother of Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson; he was a clergyman educated at
Christ's College, Cambridge, raised to the peerage in place of his brother. | |