Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington

(1769-1852)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 NRA: Wellesley Arthur (1769-1852) 1st Duke of Wellington Field Marshal statesman DNB: Wellesley [formerly Wesley], Arthur, first duke of Wellington (1769-1852), army officer and prime minister LBT ID: DuWelli1 VIAF ID: 2465308 LOC ID: n80034909	B/BAP: 1769-05-01 DIED: 1852-09-14
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Soldier and statesman; commander in the Peninsular Campaign (1809-1813), he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and was prime minister (1828-1830).
CORRESPONDENCE OF Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington: Sir Arthur Wellesley to Gen. Ronald Craufurd Ferguson, 22 June 1809 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Samuel Whitbread to Sir Arthur Wellesley, 30 July 1809 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Sir Arthur Wellesley to Samuel Whitbread, 4 September 1809 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Duke of Wellesley to Helena Bligh, 17 May [1826?] in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Duke of Wellington to the Lord Mayor of London, [June? 1844] in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)