Wellesley may refer to: *

People

Dukes of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister o ...

(1769–1852), British soldier, statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *

Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...

(1807–1884), British politician * Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (1846–1900), British soldier and politician * Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849–1934), British soldier * Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington (1876–1941), British soldier * Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (1912–1943), British soldier *

Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, (21 August 1885 – 4 January 1972), styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier, and architect. Background and education Wellesley was the third son of Lor ...

(1885–1972), British soldier and diplomat * Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (1915–2014), British soldier * Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington (born 1945), British politician and businessman

Barons Cowley (1828)

* Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley (1773–1847) * Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley (1804–1884) (created Earl Cowley in 1857)

Earls Cowley (1857)

* Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley (1804–1884) * William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley (1834–1895) *

Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley JP (14 January 1866 – 15 January 1919), styled as ''Viscount Dangan'' between 1884 and 1895, was an English aristocrat. Early life Henry was born at Wilton Place, London on 14 January 1866. He ...

(1866–1919) *

Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley Lieutenant Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (25 December 1890 – 29 August 1962), known as Viscount Dangan from 1895 to 1919, was an English aristocrat and actor known by the name Arthur Wellesley. Early life Wellesley was born on 25 ...

(1890–1962) * Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley (1921–1968) * Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley (1946–1975) * Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley (1934–2016) * Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016 The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's son Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991).

Others, including relatives of Dukes

Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat. She currently resides on the Stratfield Saye estate, Hampshire. Biography Early life Lady Mo ...

(born 1978), British businessman *

Lord Charles Wellesley Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley (16 January 1808 – 9 October 1858, Apsley House) was a British politician, soldier and courtier. He was the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Catherine Pakenham. He was educated at ...

(1808–1858), British politician * Charles Wellesley (1873–1946), American actor * Lady Charlotte Wellesley (born 1990), British producer and socialite * Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1820–1904), Mistress of the Robes * Lady Elizabeth Wellesley (1918–2013), British socialite * Lord George Wellesley (1889–1967), British soldier *

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of M ...

(1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India * Walter Wellesley (c. 1470–1539), prior of Great Connell priory and bishop of Kildare

Places and institutions

Australia

* Wellesley, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Wellesley Islands, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington **

South Wellesley Islands The South Wellesley Islands is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. The group is separate from the Wellesley Islands. Bentinck Island is the only one known to have b ...

, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington **

West Wellesley Islands The West Wellesley Islands, also referred to as the Forsyth Islands, is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. The group lies to the south-west of the Wellesley Islands, c ...

, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington

Canada

* Wellesley, Ontario, Canada, a township * Wellesley (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario

Malaysia

Province Wellesley A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

, Penang, Malaysia, known in Malay as Seberang Prai

New Zealand

Wellesley College, New Zealand Wellesley College is a boys-only independent primary school founded in 1914 as Croydon in Days Bay, Eastbourne, New Zealand. It was a boarding school which also took day pupils. The Croydon name continues in Wellesley's Croydon House but the sc ...

, private boys only independent primary school in New Zealand

United States

* Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States **

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...

, private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts **

Wellesley High School Wellesley High School is a public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, educating students on grades 9 through 12. The principal is Jamie Chisum, who took the position in 2014 after the departure of Andrew Keough. As of 2022, ...

, public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts

Ships

* HMS ''Wellesley'', name of two Royal Navy ships

Other uses

* Wellesley & Co., Founded in November 2013, Wellesley provides asset-backed loans secured on residential property. * The

Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a medium bomber that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey. It was one of two aircraft to be named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of We ...

, 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force * Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see Boston marriage {{disambiguation, geo, surname