Wellesley may refer to:

People

Dukes of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during t ...

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

Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, (3 February 1807 – 13 August 1884), styled Lord Douro between 1812 and 1814 and Marquess of Douro between 1814 and 1852, was a British soldier and politician. The eldest so ...

(1807–1884), British politician *

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (5 April 1846 – 8 June 1900) was a British peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. Early life He was a son of Lord Charles Wellesley and grandson of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st D ...

(1846–1900), British soldier and politician *

Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (15 March 1849 – 18 June 1934), styled Lord Arthur Wellesley from 1884 to 1900, was a British peer and politician, and a member of the well-known Duke of Wellington, Wellesley family. He joined ...

(1849–1934), British soldier *

Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington Arthur Charles Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington, (9 June 1876 – 11 December 1941), known as Arthur Wellesley from 1876 to 1900, and styled as Marquess of Douro from 1900 to 1934, was a British nobleman and landowner. Background and military ...

(1876–1941), British soldier *

Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington Henry Valerian George Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (14 July 1912 – 16 September 1943), styled as Earl of Mornington between 1912 and 1934 and Marquess of Douro between 1934 and 1941, was a British peer and politician. Life and career H ...

(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 Lo ...

(1885–1972), British soldier and diplomat *

Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915 – 31 December 2014), styled Marquess of Douro between 1943 and 1972, was a senior British peer and a brigadier in the British Army. His main residence was Stratfield ...

(1915–2014), British soldier *

Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, 9th Prince of Waterloo, 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, 9th Duke of Victoria, GE, OBE, DL (born 19 August 1945), styled Earl of Mornington between 1945 and 1972 and Marquess of Douro be ...

(born 1945), British politician and a businessman

Barons Cowley (1828)

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley Order of the Bath, GCB (20 January 1773 – 27 April 1847) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician. He was the younger brother of the soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of ...

(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 (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 Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl of Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016, is a British hereditary peer and businessman. Previously an entrepreneur in derivatives and foreign exchange trading, he is the founder ...

(born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016 The

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

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, Marchioness of Douro (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat. Career Lady Douro was a fashion model before becoming a make-up artist. In 2002, she attended the ...

(born 1978), British businessman *

Lord Charles Wellesley Major General Lord Charles Wellesley (16 January 1808 – 9 October 1858) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, Conservative politician, and courtier from the aristocratic Wellesley family. He was the younger son of Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Du ...

(1808–1858), British politician *

Charles Wellesley Charles Wellesley (November 17, 1873 – July 24, 1946) was an Irish-born American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1928. He was born in Dublin and died in Amityville, New York. Partial filmograph ...

(1873–1946), American actor *

Lady Charlotte Wellesley Lady Charlotte Anne Santo Domingo (''née'' Wellesley; 8 October 1990) is an English socialite and photography producer. She is married to Colombian-American businessman Alejandro Santo Domingo. Early life and family Lady Charlotte Wellesle ...

(born 1990), British producer and socialite *

Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, (''née'' Hay; 27 September 1820 – 13 August 1904), was a daughter of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. Her husband, Lord Douro, succeeded his father as duke of Wellington in 1852. She served as Mistre ...

(1820–1904), Mistress of the Robes *

Lady Elizabeth Wellesley Lady Elizabeth Clyde (born Elizabeth Wellesley, 26 December 1918 – 25 November 2013) was an English socialite. She was the daughter of Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, and Dorothy Violet Ashton, and thus a great-great-granddaughter of ...

(1918–2013), British socialite *

Lord George Wellesley Lord George Wellesley (29 July 1889 – 31 July 1967) was an English soldier and airman. Biography Wellesley was born on 29 July 1889, the son of Colonel Lord Arthur Wellesley (later the 4th Duke of Wellington), and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley W ...

(1889–1967), British soldier *

Gerald Valerian Wellesley Hon. and Very Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley (1809 – 17 September 1882) was a Church of England cleric who became the Dean of Windsor. A nephew of the Duke of Wellington, he was domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria and played a major advi ...

(1770–1848), Irish clergyman *

Lady Jane Wellesley Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley (born 6 July 1951) is a British television producer and writer. She is the daughter of Valerian, 8th Duke of Wellington. Early life Wellesley was born on 6 July 1951, she is the third child and only daughter of Val ...

(born 1951), British writer and television producer *

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 ...

(1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India *

Walter Wellesley Walter Wellesley (c.1470–1539) was a sixteenth-century Irish cleric and judge. He was Prior of Great Connell Priory, Bishop of Kildare 1529-39, and Master of the Rolls in Ireland 1531-2. Background and early career He was born about 1470, ...

(c. 1470–1539), prior of Great Connell priory and bishop of Kildare *

Wellesley Wilson Staples Wellesley Wilson Staples was a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Ontario. He represented Victoria South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the ...

, Canadian politician from Ontario

Places and institutions

Australia

* Wellesley, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region *

Wellesley Islands The Wellesley Islands, also known as the North Wellesley Islands, is a group of islands off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a locality within the Shire of Mornington local government area. The t ...

, 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 suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington (Queensland), Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Aus ...

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

Canada

Wellesley, Ontario Wellesley is the rural, north-western township (Canada), township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses and had a population of 11,260 in the Canada 2016 Census. History By 1805, many Mennonites from P ...

, Canada, a township *

Wellesley (TTC) Wellesley is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Wellesley Street East, east of Yonge Street. History Wellesley station opened in 1954 as part of the original stretch of the Yonge line fro ...

, a subway station in Toronto, Ontario

Malaysia

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

, Penang, Malaysia, known in Malay as Seberang Prai

New Zealand

* Wellesley College, New Zealand, private boys-only independent primary school in New Zealand

United States

Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley () is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Wellesley is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 29,550 at the time of the 2020 census. Wellesley College, Babson College, and a campus of M ...

, United States **

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a Private university, private Women's colleges in the United States, historically women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henr ...

, 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 202 ...

, 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 W ...

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

Boston marriage A "Boston marriage" was, historically, the cohabitation of two women who were independent of financial support from a man. The term is said to have been in use in New England in the late 19th–early 20th century. Some of these relationships were ...

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