Wellesley
Wellesley may refer to:
People
Dukes of Wellington
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), British soldier, statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (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 (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
Others, including relatives of Dukes
- Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (born 1978), British businessman
- Lord Charles Wellesley (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 (born 1918), British socialite
- Lord George Wellesley (1889–1967), British soldier
- Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley (1773–1847), Irish diplomat
- Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India
- Walter Wellesley (c. 1470–1539), prior of Great Connell priory and bishop of Kildare
- Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley Garret Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl of Cowley (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016
Places and institutions
Australia
- Wellesley, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
- Wellesley Islands, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Mornington
- Wellesley Islands, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Canada
- Wellesley, Ontario, Canada, a township
- Wellesley (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario
Malaysia
- Province Wellesley, 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, United States
- Wellesley College, private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Wellesley High School, 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, 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force
- Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see Boston marriage
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