About Stephen Drake-Jones

Stephen moved from England to Spain in 1975, shortly before the Dictator, Franco died. With a passion for all things Wellingtonian (he was born on the 14 September, the anniversary of the death of the Great Duke in 1852!). Stephen founded the Wellington Society in 1979, with His Grace, the 8th Duke of Wellington as President. In 1982 Stephen joined the Spanish Navy, serving for the next two years as lecturer at the Admiralty in Madrid. In the mid 80's he became a professor at Madrid Campus teaching Spaniards & American study abroad students many aspects of Spanish history. Now he works full time as Chairman of the Wellington Society.