Henry Colley (died 1700)
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Henry Colley was an Irish Member of Parliament
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He represented County Kildare
from 1698 to 1699. His father Dudley Colley
and sons by wife Mary Usher Henry Colley
and Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
were also MPs.He was the great-grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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He represented County Kildare
Kildare County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Kildare County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kildare County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
from 1698 to 1699. His father Dudley Colley
Dudley Colley
Dudley Colley was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was the son of Sir Henry Colley and Anne Peyton.He represented Philipstown in the Irish House of Commons during the Parliament of Charles II....
and sons by wife Mary Usher Henry Colley
Henry Colley (died 1723)
Henry Colley was an Irish Member of Parliament.In 1719 he married Lady Mary Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn; their daughter Mary later married Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton....
and Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Colley Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington was an Irish peer, best remembered as the grandfather of the 1st Duke of Wellington.Between 1729 and 1746 he represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons...
were also MPs.He was the great-grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
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