The Hon. Ashley George John Ponsonby (24 June 1831 – 12 January 1898) was a British
Liberal
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politician.
Background
Ponsonby was a younger son of
William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (31 July 1787 – 16 May 1855), was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837. He was raised to the Peerage in 1838.
Life
Ponsonby was the youngest ch ...
, third son of
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (24 January 1758 – 3 February 1844), styled the Viscount Duncannon from 1758 to 1793, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
Background
Ponsonby was the eldest son of Viscount Duncannon (who succeeded as the 2 ...
. His mother was Lady Barbara, daughter of
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury DL FRS (17 September 1761 – 14 May 1811) was a British peer.
Ashley-Cooper was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury and Mary Pleydell-Bouverie. He was educated at ...
.
Political and military career
Ponsonby sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Cirencester
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between 1852 and 1857 and again between 1859 and 1865. He was also a captain in the
Grenadier Guards
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and a
Justice of the Peace
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and
Deputy Lieutenant of
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
.
Family
Ponsonby married Louisa Frances Charlotte, daughter of Lord Henry Gordon, in 1857. They had two sons and one daughter. He died in January 1898, aged 66. His wife died in February 1910.
He lived at Prince's Gardens in London and at Heatherfield in Ascot, Berkshire, now
Heatherwood Hospital
Heatherwood Hospital is an NHS hospital in Ascot, Berkshire. It is managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins in a Victorian country residence known as “Heatherfield” built in 1876, possibly for ...
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1831 births
1898 deaths
Younger sons of barons
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1852–1857
UK MPs 1859–1865
Grenadier Guards officers
Deputy Lieutenants of Gloucestershire
Members of London County Council
Progressive Party (London) politicians
Ashley Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to:
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