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Definition of First Duke of Wellington
1. Noun. British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of First Duke Of Wellington
Literary usage of First Duke of Wellington
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Great Victorians: Memories and Personalities by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1916)
"... inspector— The latter welcomed with " Old Daddy Longlegs wouldn't say his
prayers "—The first Duke of Wellington as a West of England worthy—Restoration ..."
2. The Life of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler (1853)
"... men have presented greater facilities to the biographer for the formation of
an estimate of their character than Arthur, the first Duke of Wellington. ..."
3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1885)
"... in Portugal, was the eldest of the two sons of the first Duke of Wellington,
by his wife Catherine Pakenham, daughter of the Earl of Longford. ..."
4. A Manual of Dignities, Privilege, and Precedence by Charles Roger Dod (1844)
"1837, June 28, coronation of Victoria, Arthur, first Duke of Wellington.
ALPHABETICAL LIST. Bedford 1702 Ormond 1689 Wellington. Bedford 1761 Richmond 1727 ..."
5. Catalogue of the General Assembly Library of New Zealand by Basil E. Seymour Stocker, Edward Samuel, Herbert Louis James, Charles H. Streeton (1897)
"1860. Wellesley (Arthur Richard), 2nd Duke of Wellington, ed. Despatches,
correspondence, and memoranda of Arthur [first] Duke of Wellington. 1867-80. ..."
6. Hyde Park from Domesday-book to Date by John Ashton (1896)
"I mean the first Duke of Wellington, with whose sharply-defined features, blue
frock coat, and white trousers, every Londoner was familiar. ..."
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