George Wellesley

Infobox Military Person
name= George Wellesley
lived= 2 August 1814 – 6 April 1901
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath= London


caption= Admiral Sir George Wellesley
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allegiance= flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
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rank= Admiral
branch=
branch
commands= First Sea Lord
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battles= Crimean War
awards= Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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Admiral Sir George Greville Wellesley GCB (2 August 1814 - 6 April 1901) was a senior naval officer and First Sea Lord. He was a nephew of the Duke of Wellington.

Naval career

Wellesley joined the Royal Navy in 1828. Between 1849 and 1856 he commanded successively HMS "Daedalus" and HMS "Cornwallis", the latter command being during the Crimean War.

He was Commander of the Indian Navy from 1857 to 1862, Commander-in-Chief, North America & West Indies from 1869 to 1870, Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron from 1870 to 1871 and Commander-in-Chief North America & West Indies again from 1873 to 1875. He was First Sea Lord from 1877 to 1879.

He died in London.

References

* [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=415 Service record]
*cite book | first=L. G. C.| last=Laughton | chapter=Wellesley, Sir George Greville (1814–1901) | editor=rev. Andrew Lambert | title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2004 | url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36827 | accessdate=2007-09-21