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"