books.google.ca - A brilliant general, remembered most for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Wellington was also a politician of commanding presence. Elected Prime Minister in 1827, he was an influential adviser to kings and queens, and became deeply involved in all the major scandals of the time, delighting in mixing...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Wellington_A_Personal_History.html?id=Ni8Mc1b1ygAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareWellington: A Personal History
