Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( 1769 - 1852 )

Birth: 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland (29 April 1769) Death: Walmer Castle, Kent (14 September 1852) Burial: Beside Lord Nelson, St Paul's Cathedral, London Education: Eton; Brussels; Angers Military Academy Career: Entered the British Army; Lieutenant of Foot (1787); Lieutenant Colonel (1793-1806); commanded the 33rd Foot in India (1797-1804); Colonel (1806-1813); MP for Rye; Irish Secretary (1807); Lieutenant General (1808); Commander in Chief, Peninsular War (1809); Field Marshal (1813); received a grant of £400,000 from Parliament (1814); commanded British troops at Waterloo (1815); Commander in Chief, joint army of occupation, France; returned to England (1818); Master General of the Ordnance; Prime Minister (1828-1830 and 1834); organised the army against the Chartists, London (1848); buried in state Honours: KB 1804; Baron & Viscount Wellington 1809; Earl 1812; Marquess 1812; KG 1813; Duke 1814 Memberships: Athenaeum (Founder member 1824) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 25/11/1847.