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 * Alexander Watson
 * ✅Anthony Watson (bishop)
 * Sir Brook Watson
 * ✅✅Caroline Watson
 * Charles Watson
 * ✅✅Christopher Watson (translator)
 * David Watson
 * David Watson
 * George Watson
 * George Watson

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 * Henry Watson
 * Hewett Cottrell Watson
 * James Watson (printer)
 * James Watson (engraver)
 * James Watson (Spencean)
 * James Watson (radical)
 * John Watson
 * John Watson (bishop)
 * ✅✅John Watson (antiquary)
 * John Dawson Watson
 * John Forbes Watson

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 * John Selby Watson
 * Jonas Watson
 * Joseph Watson (teacher)
 * Joshua Watson
 * Justly Watson
 * Sir Lewis Watson
 * Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson
 * Peter William Watson
 * Richard Watson

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 * ✅Richard Watson (bishop)
 * ✅Richard Watson
 * Robert Watson
 * Robert Watson
 * ✅✅Robert Watson (historian)
 * Robert Watson
 * Rundle Burges Watson
 * ✅Samuel Watson
 * ✅Thomas Watson (bishop)
 * ✅Thomas Watson

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 * Thomas Watson (Puritan)
 * ✅Thomas Watson (Bishop of St David's)
 * Thomas Watson
 * ✅Thomas Watson
 * ✅Thomas Watson
 * Walter Watson (poet)
 * William Watson
 * William Watson
 * William Watson
 * William Watson
 * Sir William Henry Watson
 * Charles Watson-Wentworth
 * James Watt
 * James Watt
 * James Watt
 * James Henry Watt
 * Robert Watt
 * Alaric Alexander Watts
 * Gilbert Watts
 * ✅✅Henry Watts (chemist)
 * Hugh Watts
 * ✅Isaac Watts
 * Jane Watts
 * ✅✅John Watts (merchant)
 * ✅✅John Watts (reformer)
 * ✅✅Richard Watts
 * Robert Watts
 * Thomas Watts
 * Walter Henry Watts
 * William Watts
 * ✅✅William Watts (engraver)
 * Andrew Gilbert Wauchope
 * Sir John Wauchope
 * Alexander Waugh (minister)
 * Andrew Scott Waugh
 * Edwin Waugh
 * Simon de Wauton
 * Albert Way
 * Sir Gregory Holman Bromley Way
 * Lewis Way
 * William Way
 * Harriet Waylett
 * William of Waynflete
 * Thomas Wayte
 * John Weale
 * Sir Clement Wearg
 * George Hume Weatherhead
 * Richard of Weathershed
 * John Weaver
 * John Weaver
 * Robert Weaver
 * Thomas Weaver (poet)
 * ✅✅Thomas Weaver
 * Mrs Webb
 * Benjamin Webb (clergyman)
 * Daniel Webb
 * ✅Francis Webb
 * Francis Cornelius Webb
 * George Webb
 * John Webb
 * Sir John Webb
 * John Webb
 * John Richmond Webb
 * Jonas Webb
 * Matthew Webb
 * Philip Barker Webb
 * Philip Carteret Webb
 * Thomas William Webb
 * Edward Webbe
 * Joseph Webbe
 * Samuel Webbe
 * Samuel Webbe
 * William Webbe
 * John Webber
 * Henry William Weber
 * Otto Weber
 * Alexander Webster
 * Augusta Webster
 * Benjamin Nottingham Webster
 * James Webster
 * ✅John Webster
 * John Webster (minister)
 * ✅Thomas Webster (geologist)
 * Thomas Webster (lawyer)
 * ✅Thomas Webster (painter)
 * ✅William Webster (clergyman)
 * Georg Rudolph Weckherlin
 * James Weddell
 * John Weddell
 * Alexander Wedderburn
 * Alexander Wedderburn
 * Alexander Wedderburn
 * David Wedderburn
 * ✅James Wedderburn (poet)
 * ✅James Wedderburn (bishop)
 * John Wedderburn
 * John Wedderburn
 * John Wedderburn
 * Peter Wedderburn
 * Robert Wedderburn
 * William Wedderburn
 * John Helder Wedge
 * Hensleigh Wedgwood
 * Josiah Wedgwood
 * Thomas Wedgwood
 * Henry Weedall
 * Henry Weekes
 * Thomas
 * John Weemse
 * John Weever
 * Thomas Matthias Weguelin
 * Edward Henry Wehnert
 * Thomas Weir
 * William Weir
 * Willoughby Hunter Weiss
 * Thomas Henry Weist-Hill
 * Henry Welby
 * ✅John Welch
 * Joseph Welch
 * Edward Welchman
 * Charles Richard Weld
 * Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld
 * Isaac Weld
 * Joseph Weld
 * ✅Thomas Weld (minister)
 * ✅Thomas Weld (cardinal)
 * Sir Anthony Weldon
 * Anthony Weldon
 * John Weldon

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 * Michael Weldon
 * ✅Ralph Weldon (colonel)
 * Ralph Weldon (Benedictine)
 * ✅Walter Weldon
 * Charles Wellbeloved
 * Adam de Welles
 * ✅John de Welles
 * ✅✅Lionel de Welles
 * ✅✅Richard de Welles

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 * Thomas Welles
 * Arthur Wellesley Arthur Wellesley, first DUKE OF WKI.I.INC- (1769–1852), field-marshal ; fourth sou of Garrett Wellesley, first earl of Moniiugtou; spelt hia name * Wesley till 1798; educated at Eton, Brussels, 1784, and Angers Military Academy, 1786; lieutenant of foot, 1787; captain of dragoons, 1792; aide-de-camp in Ireland to lord-lieutenant, 1787-93; M.P., Trim, 1790-5; lieutenantcolonel, 33rd foot, 17a3-lb06, and colonel, 1806-13; commanded 33rd foot in Netherlands campaign, 1794-5, being in action at lioxtel, 1794, and Ueldermalsen, 1795; led (by evident inefficiency of British officers) to regular study, 1795; commanded 33rd foot in India, 1797-1804; given, by his brother, the Earl of Mornington, the new viceroy, command of the troops at Vellore, 1798-9, and command of a division in invasion of Mysore, 1799; governor of Seriugapatam and military and civil administrator in Mysore, 1799-1802; in two campaigns crushed the great freebooter, Dhoondiah Waugh, 1799-1800; moved troops from Trincomalee to Bombay in anticipation of the expedition to Egypt, 1801; prevented by illness from sailing as second in command to Egypt: major-general, 1802; commanded a division to reinstate the pesh wab, 1803; chief military and civil administrator in the Duccan, 1803-5; advanced from south against Holkar and Sciudiah, taking Abmednuggur, defeating the Mahrattas at Asaye, S3 Sept 1803, and Argaum, 29 Nov., and storming Gawilghur; concluded peace with rajah of Berar, and with Srimliah, 1803; crushed freebooting band at Periuda, February 1804; revisited Seringaputam; K.B., 1804; resigned his appointments, 1805; commanded brigade at Hastings, 1806; M.P., Rye, 1806, Mitchell, 1807, Newport, 18071809; chief secretary for Ireland, 1807-9, during period of unrest; sent on the Copenhagen expedition and defeated Danes at Kibge, 1807; lieutenant-general, 1808: given command of force sent to Peninsula; defeated Delaborde at Rolia, and Junot at Vimeiro; superseded by Sir Harry Burrard; signed armistice negotiated by Sir Hew Whitefooni Dalrymple, preliminary to convention of Cintra. 1808; returned to England and vm acquitted by court-martial; reassumed command in Portugal, 1809; forced passage of the Duero and drove Soult out of Oporto; induced by Spanish promises of co-operation to advance into Spain: defeated Victor at Talavera; planned lines of Torres Vedras as a last retreat, 1809; created Viscount Wellington, 1809: steadfastly combated the gloomy views of the war held by the ministry and his own officers: detached division in command of Thomas Graham (1748-1843) to defend Cadiz; fell back from Almeida before Massena's greatly superior force, clearing the country as he retired, 1810; repulsed Massena at Busaco, and arrested his advance at   Torres Vedras; much troubled by disaffection officers and failure of the ministry to send oat  TO, bat was forced to rale* ttoj* by oon .:.-:-..:,::-....-..;....-.....,.  but was forced to raise sic** by Marmont and DOCMBM,  u..::..-.!,. Ififj,-.,-..-, i i..,.,,..:, lentti sacrifice of life; defeated Marmont at the Arapiles UUU. i,.: -. -...:.-.-..., v...:,:..._:-..;-,,i Olausel back to Burgot; repulsed with loss Inaasaalton Burgos; had to retreat prwJMtately before Soult and 8ou !.i:,..:..,::..............-....:.-. V:..:  Wellington, 181); visited Cadis and Lisbon, to obtain  : -..:. J d I kNHH.  181); concentrated at Toro on the j Joseph at Vltoria, and drove the French across Pyrenees; fldd-marohal, 181); suffered severe loss In assaulton 8t Sebastian; prevented Bonlt from relieving Pamplona and Si. Sebastian by nine dan* fighting, known as the battles of the Pyrenees: canted St. Sebastian, but with grievous sacrifice of life: obtained dismissal of O'Donoju, the anti-British war minister of Spain; forced passage of the Mlvelle and of the Nlve, aad repulsed Soulfs sallies from Bayonne, 181); K.O., 1811; forced passage of the Adour and invested Bayonne, 1814; defeated Soult at Ortbes, and at Toulouse, but with heavy low, 10 April 1814; summoned to Paris to confer with    guese frontier, May 18U hallo;.,:..,: Si    allied kings; sent to Madrid in vain effort to King Ferdinand and the Spanish leaden: returned to England, and created Duke of Wellington, 1814: smtna sador at Paris, August, 1814, and to congress at Vienna, February 1815; assumed command of forces at Brussels, April 1815; concerted plan of campaign with Blnoher; expected Napoleon to attack his right wine; surprised by furious attack of Ney on his left wing at Quoin Bras, afternoon of 16 June: fell back to Waterloo, 17 June, in consequence of BlUcber's defeat at Ugny: gave battle, 18 June 1815, trusting to Bluchcr's promise to join him; repulsed the fierce French attacks till BlUcber came op and completed the rout of the French army; advanced with BlUcher on Paris; persuaded BlUcher not to make reprisals on the French capital, and the allied sotereigm to resist Prussian claim for cession of French territory; G.C.B., 1815; had headquarters at Cambray, 1816; given Apsley House and Strathtieldsaye by the nation, 1817: attended conference of Aix la-Chapeue, 1818; mastergeneral of the ordnance, with seat in the cabinet, 18181827; governor of Plymouth, 1819-28; held strong opinions La favour of aristocracy and against catholic emancipation: attended the Vienna- Verona tuugi esses. 1820-2, vainly opposing armed Intervention In favour of Spanish absolutism; lonl-lit-u tenant of Hampshire, 18)01852; lord high constable at the coronations, 18)1, 1811, 1838; disapproved of recognition of independence Of Spam's American colonies. 1824; envoy to the BinpMOr Nicholas to discuss the Greek difficulty, 1826; disapproved of the proposal to compel Turkey to grant self-government to Greece, 1826; approved of defence of Portugal from filibustering excursions by Dom Miguel's supporten*, but refused to allow attacks on Dom Miguel, when he had gained the throne, 18)6; constable of Tower of London, 1826-52; commauder-inchief, 1827-8, and again, 1842-52; refused office under Canning, 1827; reluctantly accepted premiership, 18)8; carried, by Peel's help, catholic emancipation, against his own opinions, and, in spite of dissensions in the cabinet and factious Interference of George IVs brothers, 18)0; distressed at the ascendency obtained by Russia over Turkey, 1820-30: recognised Louis-Philippe as king of France, 1830; resigned office rather than accept parliamentary reform, 1830; lord warden of Cinque ports, 18)9-52; temporarily unpopular because of his steady opposition to the Reform Bill, 1831-2; chancellor of Oxford University, 1834-5); premier and home secretary. 1834; foreign secretary In Peel's first mint-try, 1814: leader of conservative opposition in House of Lords, 1835-41; capital of New Zealand named after him, 1840; cabinet minister, without office, in Peel's second ministry, 1841-6; urged greater attention to military and naval mimiiuMration, 1843-7; called in to advise cabinet in Chartist troubles, 1848; frequent visitor at International Exhibition, 1851; accorded national monument in St. Paul's, London, executed by Alfred Stevens: Wellmgtou CoUetr, for educatkm of offl sons, foiried as a memorial and opened, 1859; his Despatches (1799-1838) published, 1804-SO, and his speeches in parliament, 18M.
 * ✅Garrett Wellesley
 * ✅Gerald Valerian Wellesley
 * ✅Henry Wellesley
 * Henry Wellesley (antiquary)
 * ✅Henry Richard Charles Wellesley
 * Richard Colley Wellesley
 * ✅Richard Colley Wellesley Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquis Wellesley 1760–1842), governor-general of India; eldest son of Garrett Wellesley, first earl of Mornington; educated at Eton; student of Christ Church, Oxford; excellent classical scholar; succeeded to Irish earldom, 1781; M.P., Beeralston, 1787, Windsor, 1790, Old Sarum, 1796; sympathised with free trade movement, but opposed parliamentary reform; member of India board, 1793; appointed governor-general of India and created Baron Wellesley in British peerage, 1797; found, 1798, British rule in India menaced by French in alliance with Tippii Sahib of Mysore and the nizam of Hyderabad; prevailed on nizam to dismiss French officers, and secured neutrality of Mahrattas; declared war on Mysore, 1799; replaced Mohammedan dynasty in Mysore by former Hindu dynasty hi dependence on British, and annexed part of Mysore for the company; obtained territory from nizam to pay charges of troops for defence- of Hyderabad, disbanding nizam's forces, 1799; created Marquis Wellesley in Irih peerage, 17U9; made the rujas of Tanjore and Surat dependent princes, 1799-1800; planned college at Fort William to educate newly arrived civilians, 1800, but plan* rejected by London board of directors; annexed Carnatic by treaty with nawub, 1801; persuaded nawab of Oudh to cede territory to pay charges of British force for defence of Oudh; sent (Sir) John Malcolm to urge shah Persia to attack amir of Afghanistan and avert threatened invasion of India; wisely disregarded orders   Gl    to restore French fortresses after peace of Amiens, 1802 commander-iu-chief in Kiist Indies: twice asked to be recalled, in disi:ii-t at London directorsinterference with his patronage, 1802-3: persuaded peshwah to cede territory to pay British force for defence of Poona, 1802: forced to make war on the Mahrattu princes, Sindia and rajii of Berar, 1803, and Holkar, 1804; tried to promote observance of Sunday in India and to repress sedition in native press; recalled, 1805, in panic caused by defeat of William Monson, colonel: much of lii- Indian policy immediately reversed, but finally, after much loss and at great cost, resumexl; his Oudh policy attacked. in House of Commons, 1806, but approved, 1808; ambassador to Spain to concert measures for Peninsular war, 1809; foreign secretary in Perceval's cabinet, 1809-12; asked by prince regent to form coalition ministry, 1812,. but baffled; favoured free-trade movement and catholic emancipation; willing to accept Napoleon aa constitutional sovereign of France, 1814, and again, 1815; as lordlieutenant of Ireland, 1821-8, and 1833-4, put down whiteboy insurrection, suppressed secret societies, reorganised lice, removed partisan magistrates, and alleviated the 822 famine; passively approved of Reform Bill, 1832; lord-steward of the household, 1832-3; lord chamberlain,. 1835: withdrew from public life, 1835; his India Despatches printed, 1836-7.
 * ✅William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley
 * William Wellesley-Pole
 * Charles Jeremiah Wells
 * Edward Wells
 * Henry Lake Wells
 * Hugh of Wells
 * ✅Jocelyn de Wells
 * John Wells (Benedictine)
 * John Wells
 * Mary Wells
 * Robert Wells
 * Samuel Wells
 * Simon de Wells
 * Thomas Spencer Wells
 * William Wells
 * William Charles Wells
 * William Frederick Wells
 * James Raymond Wellsted
 * Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood
 * ✅Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood
 * James Wellwood (physician)
 * James Wellwood
 * William Wellwood
 * William Newland Welsby
 * John Welsche
 * David Welsh
 * James Welsh
 * John Welsh
 * Thomas Welsh
 * Leonard Welsted
 * Robert Welsted
 * Richard Welton
 * Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch
 * ✅ Alexander Maconochie Welwood
 * William Welwood
 * ✅David Wemyss
 * ✅David Wemyss
 * ✅ David Wemyss
 * David Douglas Wemyss
 * James Wemyss
 * John Wemyss
 * Richard of Wendover
 * ✅Roger de Wendover
 * Thomas Wendy
 * ✅Henry de Wengham
 * ✅Jane Wenham
 * ✅John Wenlock
 * ✅Agnes Wenman 259 sub
 * ✅Richard Wenman 259 sub
 * Thomas Wenman 259
 * ✅Thomas Francis Wenman
 * Baron Wensleydale
 * ✅Charles Watson Wentworth
 * Henrietta Maria Wentworth
 * Sir John Wentworth
 * ✅Paul Wentworth
 * ✅Peter Wentworth
 * Peter Wentworth
 * Thomas Wentworth
 * Thomas Wentworth
 * Thomas Wentworth
 * Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir Thomas Wentworth, first EARL OF Strafford''' (1593–1641), statesman : of Ventworth-Woodhouse, Yorkshire; educated at St. John's College, Cambridge; entered Inner Temple, 1607: knighted, 1611: travelled on continent, 1612-13; M.P., Yorkshire, 1814; succeeded aa second baronet, 1614: custos rotulorum, Yorkshire, 16151625; began feud with Sir John Savile, afterwards first Baron Savile of Pontefract, 1617; as M.P., Yorkshire, 1621, showed firmness and moderation in opposing the crown; as M.P., Pontefract, 1624, opposed war with Spain and showed hostility to purl tan is m: M.P., Yorkshire, 1625, unseated on Savile's petition, but re-elected; oppose 1 war with Spain, and expressed resentment at dissolution of parliament; appointed sheriff of Yorkshire, 1625, to exclude him from new parliament; opposed Charles I's demands for money, and was removed from commission of peace and replaced by his rival Savile in office of custoe rotulorum, 1625; imprisoned for refusal to pay the forced loan, 1627; in the parliament of 1628 led House of Commons, April-May, in endeavour to bring Charles I to some reasonable compromise as regards forced loans, billeting of soldiers, and imprisonment without cause shown; offended Charles I by safeguarding the supplies voted against sudden appropriation by crown; passively accepted the Petition of Right, which was substituted for his own proposals in consequence of Charles I's obstinacy. May -June, 1628; taken into court favour; created baron and Viscount Wentworth, and made president of council of north, 1628; privy coun   cillor. 1899: drawn Into common aversion to  .-::.;:.. -i  to break     authority by reducing army to Ing piracy In St. Georges Ch Indu*ti7. compelling rutttoB     Uament, 1614, on    llsh    InleM; laid a heavy band on in Dublin, 1634-6, e*. on r Paul Oi    Adam Lofto*. flnt viscount Lortus of By. lordchancellor: offended Henrietta Maria by refusing I on Irish establishment to her favourites; packed juries to declare all Connaoght crown property, 1635, intending to bring in English setUen; advised Charles I against the naval Intervention in foreign affairs which be contemplated to provide a colourable excuse lor demanding ship-money, the judges having (avour of the legality of bis right to levy oated Invasion of Scotland to    enforce adoption of English liturgy, 16J8, bat vainly urged Charles I to train his troops before attempttngln. vasion, 1819; came to London to opponents in Star-chamber court, informally Charles I's chief adviser, September 18J9; advised demand of loan from privy councillors and summon in parliament to vote supplies, promising, as a good exMPpfo, a large loan from himself and a prompt vote of supplies from Irish parliament; was created Baron Baby and Earl of Stratford, 1640, thereby deeply offending Sir Henry Vane the elder, owner of Haby Oastie: created lord-lieutenant of Ireland. 1640: offered service of Irish troops against Scotland and to command them In person; obtained subsidies to amount of 180.000. from Irish parliament, March 1640; attended Short parliament, April 1640; advised Charles I personally to Invite psen to insist on Commons voting supplies before illsrusislnq: grievances: taken Into favour by Henrietta Maria; vainly advised Charles I to be content with part of the subsidies asked; assented to dissolution of Short parliament; In committee of privy council, 6 May 1840, urged collection of funds by force and immediate invasion of Scotland, promising, it was reported, help of Irish troops against both Scottish and English rebels; popularly styled Black Tom Tyrant from suspicion of this advice: vainly urged Charles I to immediate and despotic action, July 1640; received patent as captain-general in Ireland, with prospect of employment in Scotland and England, August 1840: took command of Charles I's force in Yorkshire, and prevailed on Yorkshire to adopt JiiJuisllw measures against the invading Scots army, September 1640; attended Long parliament on Charles Ps personal guarantee of his safety; urged Charles I to send parliamentary leaders to the Tower of London: impeached by Commons and sent to the Tower of London, 1840: trial opened, March 1841; procedure by impeachment abandoned because of favourable impression produced on peers by his vigorous defence and in fear of northern army being brought to coerce parliament: bill of attainder against him passed by Commons, 21 April, passed by Lords, 8 May, in panic canned by discovery of court plot to release him, and introduce into England Irish and Dutch troops; his attainder assented to by Charles, 10 May, in dread of mob violence; executed on Tower Hill, 11 May 1641.
 * Sir Thomas Wentworth
 * Sir Thomas Wentworth
 * Thomas Wentworth
 * William Wentworth
 * William Charles Wentworth
 * Werburga
 * ✅✅John Werden
 * Robert Werden
 * Werferth
 * Roger de Wesham
 * Charles Wesley
 * Charles Wesley
 * John Wesley John Wesley (1703–1791), evangelist and leader of methodism; a younger son of Samuel Wesley (16621735); foundationer at Charterhouse, London, 1714; scholar of Christ Church, Oxford, 1720; B.A., 1724; ordained deacon, 1725; fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, 1726-51; M.A., 1727; curate for his father at Wroot, 1727-9; tutor in Libcoln College, Oxford, 17291735; leader of his brother Charles Wesley's (1707-1788) methodistsociety in Oxford, 1729, from which year methodism is sometimes dated; published prayers, 1733; accepted charge of the Georgia mission, 1735; much influenced by German Moravian brethren during his voyage out and during his first months of residence; founded at Savannah a religious society on the Moravian model, 1736; began correspondence with Zinzendorf, founder of the Moravians, 1737; his ministry in Georgia embittered by quarrels, partly provoked by his autocratic church methods, 1736-7: published his first hymnfcl, 1737; left Georgia to avoid a libel action, founded on his repelling from communion a Mrs. Williamson, who (as Miss Hopkey) had a short time before rejected his offer of marriage; after his return met, and was much influenced by, Peter Bbhler, a Moravian; became member of the Moraviansocietyat Fetter Lane chapel, London, 1738; believed himself converted 1738: visited Zinzendorf at Herrnhut, 1738: appointed his first lay preacher, 1738; began field preaching, and opened methodist chapel at Bristol, 1739; brought into conflict with Joseph Butler on question of convulsive paroxysms, which were claimed to be manifestations of the Holy Ghost, at his Bristol meetings, 1739; bought a disused gun-foundry in j London and converted it into methodist chapel, 1739;  I founded a united society for weekday meetings, December 1739, from which the inception of methodism is generally dated: broke off his membership of the Moravian 'society 1740; renounced Calvinism by publishing his  I free grace sermon, preached at Bristol, 1740; was per I sonally involved in controversy by this sermon, and  brought about secession frm tin tliolist-" of Webb Oal. lii mi.! !!ii!iiit-- of lliifitin.ion connexion (17M); preached nnoiu at  Oxford, 1711 aii'l 17 H: orvani*ul his follower* in lirfetol and London inoUUi m--!!. 1 to which admission was bysociety ti-k.-t- (( m.-nil* r-liiji). 1743, and divided the coantry into circuit*: held flrat methodUt conversationor conference, London, 1744, and nocon acknowledged his title to beoverseerof metuodtaU), 1745; published handbook.* on various subject*,: physic, from 1743; went on continual evangelistic journeys, visit iinr I-:-- f Man, Irdaitd forty-two times (from 1747), and Scotland constantly (from 1751): became contracted to Grace Murray, a widow, 1748, bat absented to !,. r n,:irriage with John Bcunet, 1749; married Mary Vazeille, a widow, 1751, who had a serious quarrel with him, 1755, and separated from him, 1776: found his laypreachers ready for separation from Anglican church in the conference of 1755; found that during his absence in Ireland they bad begun to celebrate the eucharist, 1760: vainly tried to induce the ColvinlsU to enter a union of inrthudisto, 1764; had several of his lay preacher* ordained by Erasmus, so-called bishop of Arcadia in Crete, 1764; wrote against the anti-taxation agitation in the American colonies, 1775-8; -xecuteddeed of declaration- j.mv.,;.!,- for regulation of methodUt chapels and preachers, 1784; ordained presbyters to confer orders and administer the sacraments, 1784: preached his last sermon, 23 Feb. 1791; published twenty-three collections of hymns, 1737-86; published his collected prose * Works,* 1771-4.
 * Samuel Wesley
 * Samuel Wesley
 * Samuel Wesley
 * Samuel Sebastian Wesley
 * John Wessington
 * Mrs West
 * Benjamin West
 * Charles West (physician)
 * Charles Richard Sackville-West
 * Sir Edward West
 * Francis West
 * Francis West
 * Francis Robert West
 * George John Sackville West
 * Gilbert West
 * James West
 * Jane West
 * John West
 * John West
 * Sir John West
 * Joseph West
 * ✅Nicholas West
 * Raphael Lamar West
 * Richard West (poet, 17th century)
 * Richard West (playwright)
 * Richard West (poet, 18th century)
 * ✅Robert West
 * Robert Lucius West
 * Temple West
 * Thomas West
 * Thomas West
 * Thomas West
 * ✅William West (legal writer)
 * ✅William West
 * William West (bookseller)
 * William West (comedian)
 * Richard Westall
 * William Westall
 * Baron Westbury
 * Barons Westcote
 * Thomas Westcote
 * George Blagdon Westcott
 * Charles Callis Western
 * Herbert Westfaling
 * Thomas Westfield
 * William Westgarth
 * Sir Richard Westmacott
 * Richard Westmacott
 * Thomas Westmacott
 * Earls of Westmeath
 * Duke of Westminster
 * ✅Marquises of Westminster
 * Matthew Westminster
 * ✅Barons of Westmorland
 * Earls of Westmorland
 * ✅Countess of Westmorland
 * Edward Weston (priest)
 * Edward Weston
 * Elizabeth Jane Weston
 * Francis Weston
 * Hugh Weston
 * ✅Jerome Weston
 * Sir Richard Weston
 * Richard Weston
 * Richard Weston
 * Richard Weston
 * Sir Richard Weston
 * Richard Weston
 * Richard Weston
 * Robert Weston
 * Stephen Weston
 * Stephen Weston
 * Thomas Weston
 * Thomas Weston
 * Sir William Weston
 * William Weston (Jesuit)


 * George Augustus Westphal
 * Philip Westphal
 * Herbert Westphaling
 * West Saxons
 * John Obadiah Westwood
 * Thomas Westwood
 * ✅✅Edward Wetenhall
 * Robert Wetham
 * Sir Edward Robert Wetherall
 * Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall
 * Sir George Augustus Wetherall
 * Sir Charles Wetherell
 * ✅Nathaniel Thomas Wetherell
 * Richard Wetherset
 * Richard of Wethershed
 * John Wetwang
 * Miss Wewitzer
 * Ralph Wewitzer
 * William Wey
 * John Weyland
 * Thomas de Weyland
 * ✅Viscounts Weymouth
 * George Weymouth
 * Thomas Whaley
 * Edward Whalley
 * George Hammond Whalley
 * John Whalley (quack)
 * Peter Whalley (clergyman)
 * Richard Whalley
 * ✅✅Thomas Sedgwick Whalley
 * Barons Wharncliffe
 * Anne Wharton
 * Edward Ross Wharton
 * George Wharton
 * George Wharton
 * Henry Wharton
 * Henry Thornton Wharton
 * John Wharton
 * Philip Wharton
 * Philip Wharton
 * Philip Wharton
 * Thomas Wharton
 * Thomas Wharton
 * ✅Thomas Wharton
 * Thomas Wharton
 * Richard Whately
 * Thomas Whately
 * William Whately
 * William Robert Whatton
 * Degory Wheare
 * Benjamin Robert Wheatley
 * Clara Maria Wheatley
 * Francis Wheatley
 * William of Wheatley
 * Charles Wheatly
 * Sir Charles Wheatstone
 * Daniel Wheeler
 * Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler
 * James Talboys Wheeler
 * John Wheeler
 * Maurice Wheeler
 * Thomas Wheeler
 * Abraham Wheelocke
 * Francis Wheler
 * George Wheler
 * ✅✅Granville Wheler sub
 * Robert Bell Wheler
 * Roger Whelpdale
 * Edward Whetenhall

42 John Whethamstede

 * ✅John Whethamstede
 * ✅George Whetstone
 * ✅William Whetstone
 * ✅William Whewell William Whewell (1794–1866), master of Trinity College, Cambridge; schoolfellow at Lancaster grammar school of Sir Richard Owen, the naturalist; exhibitioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1812; second wrangler and second Smith's prizeman, 1816; fellow, 1817; tutor, 1823-38; learned German thoroughly and helped to introduce the analytical methods of continental mathematicians; published treatises on Mechanics 1819, and Dynamics 1823; F.R.S., 1820; went summer tours, 1820-1831 resulting in Architectural Notes on German Churches 1830 (enlarged, 1835); P.G.S., 1827, and president, 1837-8; professor of mineralogy, Cambridge, 1828-1833; wrote in 1830 Astronomy and General Physics considered with reference to Natural Theology, the first of the Bridgewater Treatises (published, 1833); published in the Royal Society's Transactions fourteen laborious memoirs on tides, 1833-50; frequently attended British Association meetings, 1832-62; engaged in controversy with Sir William Hamilton as to value of mathematical training, 1836-7; published History of the Inductive Sciences 1837, and Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences 1840; Knightbridge professor of moral philosophy, 1838-65, publishing Lectures on that subject. 1841-52; master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1841-66; vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, 1843 and 1856; secured election of Prince Consort as chancellor of Cambridge University, 1847, and the institution of moral sciences and natural sciences triposes, 1848; published (anonymously) treatise denying probability of Plurality of Worlds 1853; enlarged buildings of Trinity College, Cambridge; founded professorship and scholarships for international law; published and edited many other works in natural and mathematical science, philosophy, and theology, and sermons. In philosophy he championed the old-fashioned form of intuitionism against John Stuart Mill.