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Richard Coley Wellesley, the 1st Marquess Wellesley, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was appointed the fifth Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. He also served as Foreign Secretary during the Napoleonic Wars and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the elder brother of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
Richard Coley Wellesley, the 1st Marquess Wellesley, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was appointed the fifth Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. He also served as Foreign Secretary during the Napoleonic Wars and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the elder brother of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
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| Name: | Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley |
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| Title: | The Most Honourable |
| Also known as: | The Marquess Wellesley; Viscount Wellesley |
| Name suffix: | KG; PC; |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Date of birth: | 1760 |
| Date of death: | 1842 |
| Role: | Politician |
| Linked correspondent: | Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP188 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Charles Turner after Sir Thomas Lawrence mezzotint published 1815 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
