William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
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| Preceded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
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| Born | William Wesley 20 May 1763 Dangan Castle, Tory |
| Spouse | Katherine Elizabeth Forbes |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | None |
William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington,
Origins
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He was born as William Wesley, at Dangan Castle, the second son of
Early life
Wesley was educated at Eton (1774–1776) before entering the Royal Navy as a midshipman, serving in the Navy between 1777 and 1783; most notably aboard HMS Lion, a new ship launched in 1777, at the Battle of Grenada of 1779.[1]
Pole inheritance
Due to the debts of their father, the Wesley family entered into financial stringency. This was partially alleviated following the death in 1781 of the childless William Pole, of Ballyfin in Ireland, his godfather and the husband of his great-aunt Ann Colley, who bequeathed his estates to Wesley, on the condition which was usual in such situations that he should adopt the surname "Pole".
Pole was descended from Peryam Pole, third son of the antiquary
Political career
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Mornington was sworn of both the
In 1823, he was appointed
Succession to earldom
On the death in 1842 of his elder brother Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, he succeeded as 3rd Earl of Mornington.
Marriage and progeny
In 1784, Lord Mornington married Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of Admiral John Forbes and granddaughter of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, and of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex. It was said that among the 1st Earl's sons, they had the only happy marriage. They had the following progeny, one son and three daughters:
- rake, and their marriage was fraught with difficulties.
- Lady Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley (1786–1845), who married Sir Charles Bagot, Bart., G.C.B., on 22 July 1806. The couple had four sons and six daughters. The family accompanied their parents to Canada on the appointment of Sir Charles Bagot as Governor-General of British North America, on 12 January 1842. As the wife of a Governor-General in Canada, Lady Bagot assumed the title of 'Her Excellency', in Montreal in August 1842. After her husband's death at Kingston, Ontario on 18 May 1843, she accompanied the remains to England. She died in London on 2 February 1845.[4]
- Lady Emily Harriet (1792–1881), who in 1814 married Lord FitzRoy Somerset, later 1st Baron Raglan.
- Lady Priscilla Anne (1793–1879), who married John Fane, Lord Burghersh, later 11th Earl of Westmorland.[5]
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Lady Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole "Lady Bagot" by John Hoppner, 1807 -
Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole, Lady FitzRoy Somerset (after Thomas Lawrence) -
Lady Priscilla Anne Wellesley, Lady burghesh, Countess of Westmorland -
William Pole (died 1781), of Ballyfin, Ireland, who at his death bequeathed his estate to William Wesley -
The Wellesley-Pole sisters, by Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830). From left to right: Lady Mary Charlotte Anne, Lady Emily Harriet and Lady Priscilla Anne
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Death
He died on 22 February 1845.
References
Notes
- ^ National Maritime Museum Records, Greenwich
- ^ Ancestry from Collins Peerage, 1812, (9 vols.) vol. 8, pp. 540–545
- ^ "Captains of Deal Castle". East Kent freeuk. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 18.
- ^ Christie's: Lotnotes by a drawing of the Wellesley-Pole sisters, by Thomas Lawrence. Url visited on 21 March 2012
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