William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington

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William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington, was a British Tory politician and notorious spendthrift of the early 19th century, known for squandering the vast fortune of his heiress wife and for his scandalous personal life.

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instanceOf British politician
Earl
Tory politician
human
causeOfNotoriety bankruptcy
custody disputes over his children
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1769-05-22
dateOfDeath 1845-07-01
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
era Regency era
early 19th century
familyName Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
linked to: House of Wellesley
father William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington
givenName William
hasChild Catherine Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 5th Earl of Mornington
honorificPrefix The Earl of Mornington
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Tory Party
mother Katherine Elizabeth Forbes
nobleTitle Baron Maryborough
Earl of Mornington
notableFor extravagant lifestyle
scandalous personal life
squandering his wife’s fortune
notableWork support for Tory administrations of early 19th century
occupation nobleman
politician
parliamentaryTermEnd 1820
parliamentaryTermStart 1807
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Lord of the Treasury
Member of Parliament for Essex
Member of Parliament for St Ives
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire
relative Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
residence Wanstead House
sexOrGender male
socialClass British aristocracy
spouse Catherine Tylney-Long
Helena Paterson
style The Right Honourable

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William Wellesley-Pole, 2nd Earl of Mornington child William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington
subject linked to: 2nd Earl of Mornington
Earl of Mornington titleHolder William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington
William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington hasChild William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 5th Earl of Mornington
linked to: William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington