In 1832 George Robert Gleig, by then Chaplain to the Chelsea Hospital-the Chelsea pensioners-and a well-known author, mainly on military matters, publicly opposed the Reform Bill before Parliament [REF].
Gleig had excellent relations with the Duke of Wellington, but that did not stop the Iron Duke from issuing a public reprimand in 1840 to Gleig for his plan to educate NCOs and private soldiers: By Jove!