Mornington, Garret Colley Wesley
Mornington, Garret Colley Wesley, 1st Earl of (b Dangan, Co. Meath, 1735; d Kensington, 1781). Irish composer and landowner, father of Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington (surname changed to Wellesley after Mornington's death). Self-taught in mus. Founded Dublin Acad. of Mus. Prof. of mus., Dublin Univ. 1764–74. Excelled in composing glees. Wrote church mus., incl. fine setting of the Burial Service, and an unpublished cantata, Caractacus.
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