Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Mornington
The Right Honourable The Earl of Mornington
Member of Parliament for Trim
	In office; 1757–1758 Serving with Joseph Ashe
Preceded by	Chichester Fortescue; Joseph Ashe;
Succeeded by	William Francis Crosbie ; Joseph Ashe
Personal details
Born	19 July 1735; Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Died	22 May 1781 (aged 45)
Resting place	Grosvenor Chapel, London, England
Spouse	Anne Hill-Trevor (m. 1759)
Relations	Henry Colley (grandfather)
Children	Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley; Arthur Gerald Wesley; William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington; Francis Wesley; Lady Anne Culling Smith; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Gerald Valerian Wellesley; Lady Mary Elizabeth Wesley; Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley;
Parents	Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington (father); Elizabeth Sale (mother);
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin

Garret 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.

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