music.wikisort.org - ComposerGarret Colley Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington (19 July 1735 – 22 May 1781) was an Anglo-Irish politician and composer, as well as the father of several distinguished military commanders and politicians of Great Britain and Ireland.
Anglo-Irish politician and composer, father of Duke of Wellington
The Right Honourable The Earl of Mornington |
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In office 1757–1758Serving with Joseph Ashe |
Preceded by | Chichester Fortescue Joseph Ashe |
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Succeeded by | William Francis Crosbie Joseph Ashe |
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Born | (1735-07-19)19 July 1735 Dangan Castle, in County Meath |
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Died | 22 May 1781(1781-05-22) (aged 45) |
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Resting place | Grosvenor Chapel |
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Spouse | Anne Hill-Trevor
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Relations | Henry Colley (grandfather) |
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Children | Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Arthur Gerald Wellesley William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington Lady Anne Smith Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Gerald Valerian Wellesley Lady Mary Wellesley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley |
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Parent(s) | Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington Elizabeth Sale |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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Early life
Wesley was born at the family estate of Dangan Castle, near Summerhill, a village near Trim in County Meath, Ireland.[1] He was a son of Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington (son of Henry Colley, MP), and Elizabeth Sale (a daughter of John Sale, Registrar of the Diocese of Dublin).[2]
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and was elected its first Professor of Music in 1764. From early childhood he showed extraordinary talent on the violin, and soon began composing his own works.[3] As a composer he is remembered chiefly for glees such as "Here in cool grot" (lyrics by William Shenstone) and for a double Anglican chant.[4] It was the future Duke of Wellington who, alone of his children, inherited something of his musical talent.[5]
Career
Wesley represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons from 1757 until 1758, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Mornington. In 1759 he was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Meath and in 1760, in recognition of his musical and philanthropic achievements, he was created Viscount Wellesley, of Dangan Castle in the County of Meath, and Earl of Mornington.
He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1776, a post he held until the following year.[6] Like his father, and his mother-in-law Lady Dungannon, he was careless with money, and his early death left the family exposed to financial embarrassment, leading ultimately to the decision in the nineteenth century to sell all their Irish estates.[7]
Personal life
Wesley married Anne Hill-Trevor, eldest daughter of the banker Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon, and his wife Anne Stafford, on 6 February 1759. His godmother, the famous diarist Mary Delany, said the marriage was happy, despite his lack of financial sense and her "want of judgment".[8] They had nine children, most of whom were historically significant, including:[9]
- Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), who married Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland, daughter of Pierre Roland, in 1794. After her death, he married Marianne Caton, daughter of Richard Caton, in 1825.[9]
- Arthur Gerald Wellesley (d. 1768), who was named after his maternal grandfather but died young.[9]
- William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763–1845), who married Katherine Forbes, daughter of Adm. John Forbes and Lady Mary Capell (a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Essex, in 1784.[9]
- Francis Wellesley (1767–1770), who died in childhood.[9]
- Lady Anne Wellesley (1768–1844), who married Henry FitzRoy, a younger son of Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (descendants of an illegitimate son of King Charles II). After his death she married Charles Culling Smith.[9]
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), who married Catherine Pakenham, daughter of Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and Catherine Rowley, in 1806.[9]
- Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1770–1848), who married Lady Emily Cadogan, daughter of Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill (daughter of Charles Churchill); he was the father of Adm. Sir George Wellesley.[9]
- Lady Mary Elizabeth Wellesley (1772–1794), who died at age 22.[9]
- Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley (1773–1847), who married Lady Charlotte Cadogan, also a daughter of the 1st Earl Cadogan, in 1803. They divorced by Act of Parliament in 1810, and he married, secondly, to Lady Georgiana Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Emily Hill, in 1816.[9]
Four of Lord Mornington's five sons were created peers in the Peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The Barony of Wellesley (held by the Marquess Wellesley) and the Barony of Maryborough are now extinct, whilst the Dukedom of Wellington and Barony of Cowley are extant. The Earldom of Mornington is held by the Dukes of Wellington, and the Barons Cowley have since been elevated to be Earls Cowley.
Legacy
Four streets in Camden Town, which formed part of the estate of his son-in-law Henry FitzRoy, were named Mornington Crescent, Place, Street and Terrace after him. Of these, the first has since become famous as the name of a London Underground station.[10]
References
- C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 1100.
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 235.
- Longford, Elizabeth Wellington. The Years of the Sword Panther Edition, 1971, p. 32.
- Klein, Axel (2001). Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31742-2. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- Wright, William Ball (1889). The Ussher Memoirs: Or, Genealogical Memoirs of the Ussher Families in Ireland (with Appendix, Pedigree and Index of Names), Compiled from Public and Private Sources. Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 167. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Vol. I. Cosimo, Inc. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-60206-641-0.
- Longford p.53
- Longford p. 33.
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1885. p. 1373. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- Weinreb, Ben and Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. p. 543.
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Parliament of Ireland |
Preceded by Chichester Fortescue Joseph Ashe |
Member of Parliament for Trim 1757–1758 With: Joseph Ashe |
Succeeded by William Francis Crosbie Joseph Ashe |
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Preceded by The Earl of Belvedere |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland 1776 – 1777 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Leinster |
Peerage of Ireland |
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Earl of Mornington 1760 – 1781 |
Succeeded by Richard Wellesley |
Preceded by Richard Wesley |
Baron Mornington 1758 – 1781 |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington |
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Family |
- Wife: Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington
- Children: Arthur
- Charles
- Father: Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
- Mother: Anne Wellesley, Countess of Mornington
- Brothers: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
- William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
- Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
- Sister: Lady Anne Culling Smith
- Nephews and nieces: Richard
- Anne
- Henry
- Priscilla
- William
- Georgiana
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На других языках
[de] Garret Wesley, 1. Earl of Mornington
Garret Wesley, 1. Earl of Mornington (auch Garret Wellesley, * 19. Juli 1735 auf Dangan Castle, County Meath; † 22. Mai 1781 in Kensington, London) war ein anglo-irischer Peer und Komponist.
- [en] Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington
[ru] Уэсли, Гаррет, 1-й граф Морнингтон
Гаррет Колли Уэсли, 1-й граф Морнингтон (19 июля 1735 — 22 мая 1781) — англо-ирландский политик и композитор
, отец А́ртура Уэ́лсли, 1-го герцога Ве́ллингтон.
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