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Garret Colley Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington ( 19 July 1735 – 22 May 1781 ) was an Anglo-Irish politician and composer, best known today for fathering several distinguished British military commanders and politicians.
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Garret and Colley
Born Richard Colley, he inherited the Dangan and Mornington estates in County Meath on the death of his first cousin Garret Wesley in 1728 and assumed the same year by Royal license the surname of Wesley in lieu of his patronymic ( see below for earlier history of the family ).
His son Henry Colley ( or Cowley ) was the father of Henry Cowley, who represented Strabane in the Irish House of Commons, and of Garret Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington.
The aforementioned Garret Wesley ( d. 1728 ) was a descendant of Sir William Wellesley ( d. 1602 ) as well as the son of Elizabeth, daughter of the aforementioned Dudley Colley, also the paternal grandfather of the first Baron Mornington.
They were: Donal O ’ Sullivan, University Lecturer ; Garret Fitzgerald, Economist ; Louis P F Smith, Economist ; Denis Corboy, Barrister-at-Law ; George J Colley, Solicitor ; Declan Costello, Barrister-at-Law ; and Sean J Healy, Secretary.
Garret and Wesley
In his Miscellanies on varied subjects he included this with accounts of four other prodigies, namely, William Crotch, Charles and Samuel Wesley, and Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.
He was born as William Wesley, at Dangan Castle, the second son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington by his wife Hon.
Garret and 1st
A member of the prominent Wellesley family, Cowley was the fifth and youngest son of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, and the younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley.
Soldiers: Alasdair MacColla, Hugh Dubh O ' Neill, Henry Ireton, George Monck, Oliver Cromwell, Garret Barry, Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Murrough O ' Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Michael Jones, Theobald Taaffe 1st Earl of Carlingford,
Wellesley was the fifth and youngest son of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, by the Honourable Anne Hill-Trevor, eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon.
Garret and Earl
In 1537, the same dynasty, led by Silken Thomas, who was angry at the imprisonment of Garret Fitzgerald, Earl of Kildare, besieged Dublin Castle.
Garret " Graham " Wellesley, Viscount Dangan ( born 30 March 1965 ) is the only son of Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley.
Garret and Mornington
It was created in 1760 for the Anglo-Irish politician and composer Garret Wellesley, 2nd Baron Mornington.
Garret and 19
Garret Hobart then enrolled in Rutgers College, from which he graduated in 1863 at age 19, finishing third in his class.
Jim Mitchell ( 19 October 1946 – 2 December 2002 ) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served in the cabinets of Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald from 1981 – 82 and 1982 – 87.
Garret and July
Garret FitzGerald ( 9 February 192619 May 2011 ) was an Irish politician who was twice Taoiseach of Ireland, serving in office from July 1981 to February 1982 and again from December 1982 to March 1987.
Together they have four children: Ryan Robert ( born November 24, 1988 ), Connor Kenneth ( born September 26, 1991 ), Sean Garret ( born June 15, 1993 ) and one daughter, Fallon Marie ( born July 12, 1996 ).
Garret and –
* 1985 – The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
* January 27 – The Garret FitzGerald government of the Republic of Ireland is defeated 82 – 81 on its budget ; Fitzgerald announces his resignation.
He remained on as a TD until 1969 when he retired from politics, being succeeded by Garret FitzGerald as Fine Gael TD for Dublin South – East.
Garret Augustus Hobart ( June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899 ) was the 24th Vice President of the United States ( 1897 – 1899 ), serving under President William McKinley.
The town of Hobart was named in honor of Garret Augustus Hobart ( June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899 ) the 24th Vice President of the United States.
A minister under two taoisigh, Liam Cosgrave and Garret FitzGerald, Bruton held a number of the top posts in Irish government, including Minister for Finance ( 1981 – 1982 and 1986 – 1987 ), and Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism ( 1983 – 1986 ).
He had “ a very testy relationship with three Taoisigh – Jack Lynch, Liam Cosgrave and Garret FitzGerald ” Mr Donlon recalled.
Samuel Stritch was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Garret ( 1841 – 1896 ) and Katherine ( née O ' Malley ) Stritch.
They had four children Desmond ( 1912 – 1987 ), Pierce ( 1914 – 1986 ), Fergus ( 1920 – 1983 ) and Garret ( 1926 – 2011 ).
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