Arthur Wellesley

Arthur Wellesley may refer to:

  • Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman
  • Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807–1884), British soldier and nobleman
  • Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849–1934), British soldier
  • Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington (1876–1941), British soldier and nobleman
  • Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (b. 1915), currently His Grace the Duke of Wellington
  • Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (b. 1945), son and heir of previous
  • Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (b. 1978), son and heir of previous
  • Arthur Wellesley Hughes (1870–1950), also known as Arthur Wellesley, Canadian musician and composer

Famous quotes containing the words arthur and/or wellesley:

    So let man consider of what he was created;
    he was created of gushing water
    issuing between the loins and the breast-bones.
    Qur’An. The Night-Star, 86:5-7, ed. Arthur J. Arberry (1955)

    In entertainment value, the Democratic clambake usually lays it over the Republican conclave like ice cream over parsnips.
    —Walter Wellesley (Red)