Remarks:
EVENT: [Ireland]
EVENT: [I., 1746]
EVENT: [Ireland]|| || || ||He is said to have owed his Earldom to very
considerable musical talent which had gained him the favour of King
George III. Some of his compositions, glees and double-chants are still
sung and admired
GRADUATION: Trinity College||B.A.
OFFICE: M.P. for Trim
Mrs. Delany writes of him "my godson, Master Wesley, is a most
extraordinary boy; ... he is a very good scholar, and whatever study he
undertakes he masters most surprisingly. He began with the fiddle last
year, he now plays everything at sight; he understands fortification,
building of ships, and has more knowledge than I ever met with in one so
young"
GRADUATION: Trinity College||M.A.
GRADUATION: Trinity College||Doctor of Music
OFFICE: Custos Rotulorum for County Meath
INVEST: Privy Counsellor (P.C.) (Irish)