Dudley Colley

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Dudley Colley
Bornc. 1621
DiedJuly 1674
NationalityIrish
OccupationMember of Parliament
SpouseAnne Warren
Parent(s)Sir Henry Colley
Anne Peyton

Dudley Colley (ca. 1621 – July 1674)[1] was an Irish Member of Parliament.

He was the son of Sir Henry Colley (ca. 1585-1637) and Anne Peyton, daughter of Sir Christopher Peyton. The Colley or Cowley family had come to Ireland from Rutland about 1500 and produced a line of Crown servants and soldiers. Dudley's great-grandfather Sir Henry Colley acquired Carbury Castle in 1554. Dudley's father acquired substantial lands in County Wexford.[citation needed]

He represented Philipstown[1] in the Irish House of Commons during the Parliament of Charles II.[citation needed]

By his marriage to Anne Warren he was father of Henry Colley[1] and grandfather of Henry Colley, Garret Wesley, and Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington, all of whom also sat in the Irish House of Commons.[citation needed]

He was the great-great-grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Person Page".
  2. ^ Allen, James Dow. "Ancestors of Prince William of England".