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'''Gerald Valerian Wellesley''' was a member of the influential [[Wellesley family]].<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/>  His eldest brother [[Richard Wellesley]], inherited the title [[Earl of Mornington]], in the [[Irish House of Lords]].
'''Gerald Valerian Wellesley''' was a member of the influential [[Wellesley family]].<ref name=genealogyGeraldValerianWellesley1770-1848/><ref name=nytimesWellington/>  His eldest brother [[Richard Wellesley]], inherited the title [[Earl of Mornington]], in the [[Irish House of Lords]].


Gerald joined the church, rising up to be a Bishop, in the [[Church of England]].
Gerald joined the church.<ref name=nytimesWellington/>
He is widely described as rising up to be a Bishop, in the [[Church of England]].


Gerald's brothers who survived to adulthood all were appointed to the [[UK House of Lords]], and, as a senior bishop, he too sat in the House of Lords as a [[Lord Spiritual]].
All four of Gerald's brothers, who survived to adulthood, were appointed to the [[UK House of Lords]].<ref name=lynnbryant2021-05-03/>


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Revision as of 11:43, 24 June 2022

Gerald Valerian Wellesley
Gerald Valerian Wellesley Evans.jpg
Born 1770-12-07[1]
Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland[1]
Died 1848-10-24[1]
Occupation Bishop

Gerald Valerian Wellesley was a member of the influential Wellesley family.[1][2] His eldest brother Richard Wellesley, inherited the title Earl of Mornington, in the Irish House of Lords.

Gerald joined the church.[2] He is widely described as rising up to be a Bishop, in the Church of England.

All four of Gerald's brothers, who survived to adulthood, were appointed to the UK House of Lords.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley 1770 - 1848. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wellington: A Personal History, New York Times. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.
  3. Lynn Dawson. The Wellesley Family: Historical Scandals, 2021-05-03. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.