William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington a very dissipated life and lived for a time in Brussels to avoid his creditors. In his last years he lived on a small pension of ₤10 a week allowed by his cousin Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington. From 1842 he was styled Viscount Wellesley, and succeeded his father as Earl of Mornington in 1845. He died in lodgings in Thayer Street, Manchester Square, London, on 1 July 1857, from heart disease. The obituary notice three days later in the "Morning Chronicle" claimed that he was "A spendthrift, a profligate, and a gambler in his youth, he became debauched
Wellesley High School for the past several seasons. In 2015, the team lost to the Acton-Boxborough High School for the state title. The team is coached by Lauren Berenson. Wellesley High School is a member of the Bay State Conference and the Eastern Massachusetts Division of the MIAA A wide variety of sports are offered at Wellesley High School at the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen levels. More than 70% of WHS students participate in sports at some point during their time at Wellesley High. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS On Saturday November 19, 2016, Wellesley High School boys cross country team, coached by former Olympian