'Duke of Wellington', c1830, (c1884). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman educated at Eton College. Served twice as Prime Minister during reign of William IV, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. ;, by Alexander Charles Ewald, [William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin]

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