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Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, of Shulbrede in the County of
Sussex
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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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
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 ...
.
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
Labour
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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politician and notably served as
Opposition Chief Whip
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United Kingdom
...
in the
House of Lords
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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
House of Lords Act 1999
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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
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...
, and was able to retake his seat in the House of Lords.
The family seat is
Shulbrede Priory
Shulbrede Priory is a former medieval monastic house in West Sussex, England; it became the home of the Ponsonby family, including the first Lord Ponsonby. It is a Grade I listed building.
Early history
Shulbrede Priory was originally known as W ...
, near
Linchmere
Linchmere, also often spelled Lynchmere, is a village and a civil parish, the northernmost parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. As well as Linchmere village, the parish contains the settlements of Hammer and Camelsdale.
Linc ...
,
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...
.
Barons Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930)
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Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871–1946)
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Matthew Henry Hubert Ponsonby, 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1904–1976)
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Thomas Arthur Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930–1990)
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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)
Arms
See also
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Earl of Bessborough
Earl of Bessborough is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1739 for Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon, who had previously represented Newtownards and County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons. In 1749, he was given ...
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Baron de Mauley
Baron de Mauley, of Canford in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 July 1838 for the Whig politician the Hon. William Ponsonby, who had earlier represented Poole, Knaresborough and Dors ...
*
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 ...
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Baron Sysonby
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Lady Caroline Ponsonby
Lady Caroline Lamb (née Ponsonby; 13 November 1785 – 25 January 1828) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and novelist, best known for ''Glenarvon'', a Gothic novel. In 1812 she had an affair with Lord Byron, whom she described as "mad, bad, and ...
References
* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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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
Baron
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