Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, of Shulbrede in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1930 for the politician

Arthur Ponsonby Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (16 February 1871 – 23 March 1946), was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria and ...

. Ponsonby was the third son of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and the great-grandson of

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Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby, (16 September 1867 – 20 October 1935) was a British soldier and courtier. Background Known as Fritz, Ponsonby was the second of three sons of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and his wife the Hon. ...

, was his elder brother. The first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, was also a

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politician and notably served as

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in the

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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

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, 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

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, and was able to retake his seat in the House of Lords. The family seat is

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, near

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Barons Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930)

* Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871–1946) * Matthew Henry Hubert Ponsonby, 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1904–1976) * Thomas Arthur Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930–1990) * Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (b. 1958) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Cameron John Jackson Ponsonby (b. 1995)

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* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Baron 1930 establishments in the United Kingdom Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1930 Noble titles created for UK MPs History of Sussex History of West Sussex

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Barons Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930)

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