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WEBER. KARL MARIA FRIEDRICH ERNST VON (1786- 

 1826), a German composer, son of a musician. 



WEBSTER, DANIEL (1782-1852) [43], an American statesman, 

 son of Ebenezer Webster (1739 — ) [25], a lawyer who was son of 

 Ebenezer Webster (1714 — ) [47], who was son of Ebenezer Web- 

 ster (1667—) [35]. 



WEBSTER, NOAH (1758-1843), an American philologist. 



WEDGWOOD, JOSIAH (i73°-i795) [43]. an English potter, 

 thirteenth and youngest child of Thomas Wedgwood (1687 — ) [27], 

 who was son of Thomas Wedgwood (1660 — ). 



WELLESLEY, ARTHUR (duke of Wellington) (1769-1852) 

 [34], a British soldier, third son of Garret Wellesley (1735—) [45] > 

 first earl of Mornington, who was son of Richard Colley Wellesley 

 (1690 — ) 5 w ho was youngest son of Henry Colley Wellesley. 



WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY (1760-1842) [25], a Brit- 

 ish statesman, brother of the duke of Wellington. 



WELLS, HORACE (1815-1848), an American dentist, a claim- 

 ant of the discovery of anaesthesia. 



WESLEY, JOHN (1703-1791) [41], an English clergyman, 

 founder of Methodism, son of Rev. Samuel Wesley (1662-1735) 

 [67-^2], a clergyman who was grandson of Rev. Bartholomew Wes- 

 ley (1595—)- 



WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820) [A?], an Anglo-American 

 painter, the youngest of ten children of John West. 



WHARTON, PHILIP (1698-1731) [50], an English statesman, 

 created duke of Wharton, son of Thomas Wharton (1648-1715) [35], 

 eldest son of Philip Wharton (1613-1696). 



WHATELY, RICHARD (1787-1863), an English prelate. 



WHEATON, HENRY (1785-1848), an American publicist. 



WHEATSTONE, SIR CHARLES (1802-1875), an English 

 physicist. 



WHITEFIELD, GEORGE (1714-1770), an English clergyman, 

 son of an innkeeper and an orphan as a child. 



