died: 26 September 1842 in London;

gender: male;

children: Gerald Wellesley;

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was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator;

held the title of Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805;

in 1799, his forces invaded Mysore and defeated Sultan Tipu; also initiated the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805);

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