Editing Wellesley

'''Wellesley''' may refer to:
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== People ==
===Dukes of Wellington===
* [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]] (1769–1852), British soldier, statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* [[Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington]] (1807–1884), British politician
* [[Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington]] (1846–1900), British soldier and politician
* [[Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington]] (1849–1934), British soldier
* [[Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington]] (1876–1941), British soldier
* [[Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington]] (1912–1943), British soldier
* [[Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington]] (1885–1972), British soldier and diplomat
* [[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]] (1915–2014), British soldier
* [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington]] (born 1945), British politician and a businessman

=== Barons Cowley (1828) ===
* [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley]] (1773–1847)
* [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 2nd Baron Cowley]] (1804–1884) (created '''Earl Cowley''' in 1857)

=== Earls Cowley (1857) ===
* [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley|Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]] (1804–1884)
* [[William Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley|William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley]] (1834–1895)
* [[Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley]] (1866–1919)
* [[Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley]] (1890–1962)
* [[Denis Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley|Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley]] (1921–1968)
* [[Richard Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley|Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley]] (1946–1975)
* [[Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley|Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley]] (1934–2016)
* Garret [[Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley]] (born 30 March 1965), styled Viscount Dangan from 1975 to 2016

The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991).

===Others, including relatives of Dukes===
* [[Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro]] (born 1978), British businessman
* [[Lord Charles Wellesley]] (1808–1858), British politician
* [[Charles Wellesley]] (1873–1946), American actor
* [[Lady Charlotte Wellesley]] (born 1990), British producer and socialite
* [[Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington]] (1820–1904), Mistress of the Robes
* [[Lady Elizabeth Wellesley]] (1918–2013), British socialite
* [[Lord George Wellesley]] (1889–1967), British soldier
* [[Gerald Valerian Wellesley (born 1770)|Gerald Valerian Wellesley]] (1770–1848), Irish clergyman
* [[Lady Jane Wellesley]] (born 1951), British writer and television producer
* [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]] (1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India
* [[Walter Wellesley]] (c. 1470–1539), prior of Great Connell priory and bishop of Kildare
* [[Wellesley Wilson Staples]], Canadian politician from Ontario

== Places and institutions ==

=== Australia ===

* [[Wellesley, Queensland]], a locality in the Maranoa Region

* [[Wellesley Islands]], an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
**[[South Wellesley Islands]], an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
**[[West Wellesley Islands]], an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington

=== Canada ===

* [[Wellesley, Ontario]], Canada, a township
* [[Wellesley (TTC)]], a subway station in Toronto, Ontario

=== Malaysia ===

* [[Province Wellesley]], Penang, Malaysia, known in Malay as Seberang Prai

=== New Zealand ===

* [[Wellesley College, New Zealand]], private boys-only independent primary school in New Zealand

=== United States ===

*[[Wellesley, Massachusetts]], United States
**[[Wellesley College]], private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts
**[[Wellesley High School]], public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts

== Ships ==

*[[HMS Wellesley|HMS ''Wellesley'']], name of two Royal Navy ships

==Other uses==

*[[Wellesley & Co.]], Founded in November 2013, Wellesley provides asset-backed loans secured on residential property.
* The [[Vickers Wellesley]], 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force
* Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see [[Boston marriage]]

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