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Lord Ponsonby
Baron Ponsonby may refer to: * Baron Ponsonby (of Imokilly), a hereditary title that was created in 1806 and became extinct in 1866 * Frederick Ponsonby, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton (born 1958), Labour politician *Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, of Shulbrede in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the politician Arthur Ponsonby. Ponsonby was the third son of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and the gr ..., a hereditary title created in 1930 * Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, a hereditary title created in 1749 and held by the Earl of Bessborough {{Disambiguation, tndis ...
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Baron Ponsonby Of Imokilly
Baron Ponsonby, of Imokilly in County Cork, also referred to as Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly, in the County of Cork, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for the William Ponsonby, who had previously represented Cork City, Bandonbridge and County Kilkenny in the Irish House of Commons and County Kilkenny in the British House of Commons. A member of the influential Ponsonby family, he was the eldest son of the Honourable John Ponsonby, second son of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (see Earl of Bessborough for earlier history of the family). His son, the second Baron, was a prominent diplomat and notably served as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and Austria. In 1839 he was created Viscount Ponsonby, of Imokilly in the County of Cork, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was childless and the viscountcy became extinct on his death in 1855. He was succeeded in the barony by his nephew, the third Baron. He was the posthumous son of th ...
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Frederick Ponsonby, Baron Ponsonby Of Roehampton
Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton (born 27 October 1958), is a British peer and Labour politician. Life Frederick Ponsonby was the eldest child of Thomas Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930–1990), and his first wife Ursula Fox-Pitt. He succeeded his father as Baron Ponsonby in 1990. He sits for Labour and is a regular contributor in debates. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. However, in 2000 he was created a life peer as Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton, of Shulbrede in the County of West Sussex, and was able to return to the upper chamber of parliament. He is a member of the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill. Ponsonby is married and has two children, Eve (born 1991) and Cameron (1995). References Sources Mr Frederick Ponsonby (Hansard)Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby de Shulbrede, * 1958 , Geneall.net* htt ...
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Baron Ponsonby Of Shulbrede
Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, of Shulbrede in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the politician Arthur Ponsonby. Ponsonby was the third son of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough. Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby, was his elder brother. The first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, was also a Labour politician and notably served as Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords in the 1980s. the title is held by the latter's only son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 1990. He sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords prior to the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, when he lost his seat. However, in 2000 he was given a life peerage as Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton, of Shulbrede in the County of West Sussex, and was able to retake his seat in the House of Lords. The family seat is Shulbrede Priory, near Linchmere, West Sussex. Barons Ponsonby of ...
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