Ponsonby may refer to:

Surname

Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede 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 Henry Ponsonby, Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Que ...

(1871–1946), British politician, writer, and social activist *

Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough (11 December 1912 – 5 April 2002), was a British peer. He was the son of Maj. Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby (1881–1915), second son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessboro ...

(1912–2002), British peer * Ashley Ponsonby DL, JP (1831–1898), British Liberal politician * Bernard Ponsonby, Scottish broadcast journalist * Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (1679–1758), British politician and peer *

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 ...

(1785–1828), married name Lady Caroline Lamb, novelist and the lover of Lord Byron *

Cecil Ponsonby Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby (26 December 1889 – 11 May 1945) was an English first-class cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played 74 times for Worcestershire between 1911 and 1928, captaining the county in 1927; he also made ...

(1889–1945), English cricketer, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper *

Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby (1720 – 20 February 1762) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of Major-General Henry Ponsonby by his wife Lady Frances, daughter of Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath. His paternal grandfather was Wil ...

(1720–1762), Irish Member of Parliament *

Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby-Barker Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby-Barker (12 June 1762 – 13 December 1834) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was born Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir William Barker, 3rd Baronet ...

(1762–1834), Irish Member of Parliament *

Charles Ponsonby Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, 1st Baronet Deputy lieutenant, DL (2 September 1879 – 28 January 1976), was a British Conservative Party (UK), conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 193 ...

(1879–1976), British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament 1935–1950, created 1st Baronet Ponsonby, of Wootton, in 1956 * Charles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford (1815–1896), British peer and Liberal politician * Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, KP, CB, CVO (1851–1920), British peer *

Elizabeth Ponsonby Hon. Elizabeth Ponsonby (28 December 190031 July 1940) was an English aristocrat who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things, well-connected socialites who featured heavily in the contemporary tabloid press for what were perceived to be ...

, a prominent member of the Bright Young Things in the 1920s, daughter of Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede * Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough (1913–1993), British diplomat, businessman, playwright, Conservative politician and peer * Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby GCB GCVO PC (1867–1935), British soldier and courtier * Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844), British peer * Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (born 1958), British peer and Labour politician * Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (1815–1895), a founder of Surrey County Cricket Club and I Zingari * Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby (1867–1935), British politician *Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (1783–1837), British military officer * George Ponsonby (Junior Lord of the Treasury) (1773–1863), Irish politician * George Ponsonby (1755–1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland * Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (1761–1821), wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, mother of Lady Caroline Lamb * Henry Ponsonby (died 1745) (1685–1745), Irish soldier *Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825–1895), Private Secretary to Queen Victoria * Jack Ponsonby (1874–1962), Irish footballer * John Ponsonby (British Army officer) (1866–1952), commanded 5th Division during World War I *Hon. John Ponsonby (politician) (1713–1789), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons * John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (1781–1847), British politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland * John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (1809–1880), British peer and politician * John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly, (c.1772–1855), British diplomat * John Ponsonby (RAF officer), Air Vice-Marshal * Loelia Ponsonby (married name Loelia Lindsay) (1902–1993), British peeress, needlewoman and magazine editor * Myles Ponsonby CBE (1924–1999), British soldier, intelligence officer, diplomat and politician *The Rt. Rev.

Richard Ponsonby The Rt. Rev. and Hon. Richard Ponsonby (1772–1853) was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Church of Ireland. Life He was born at Dublin in 1772, the third son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Louisa Mole ...

(1722–1815), Bishop of Derry and Raphoe * Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (1892–1979), the daughter of Baron Jean de Neuflize, CVO * Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (born 1957), British peer *

Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett KC, JP (22 July 1850 – 7 April 1913) was an Irish politician. Early life He was the only son of Richard Francis Blennerhassett and his wife Honoria Ponsonby, daughter of William Carrique Ponsonby. Blennerhass ...

or Rowland Blennerhassett (Irish politician) KC, JP (1850–1913), Irish politician *

Thomas Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Thomas Arthur Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (23 October 1930 – 13 June 1990) was a British hereditary peer and Labour Party politician. He was the eldest son of Matthew Henry Herbert Ponsonby, 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and h ...

(1930–1990), British Labour Party politician * Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880–1956), British Conservative Party politician, Governor General of Canada * Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough (1821–1906), British peer and member of the House of Lords * William Ponsonby (British Army officer) KCB (1772–1815), Irish politician and British Army officer killed at the Battle of Waterloo *

William Ponsonby (publisher) William Ponsonby (1546? – 1604) was a prominent London publisher of the Elizabethan era. Active in the 1577–1603 period, Ponsonby published the works of Edmund Spenser, Sir Philip Sidney, and other members of the Sidney circle; he has b ...

(died 1604), London publisher of the Elizabethan era * William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly (1744–1806), leading Whig politician * William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (1787–1855), British peer and Whig politician * William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, 2nd Earl of Bessborough PC PC (I) (1704–1793), British politician and public servant

Noble titles

* Earl of Bessborough * Viscount and Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly *

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 Shulbrede *

Baron Sysonby Baron Sysonby, of Wonersh in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the soldier and courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby. He was the second son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, grandson of Frederick ...

Given name

* Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda, 11th Earl of Drogheda KG, KBE (1910–1989), British peer * Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (born 1937), British photographer known professionally as Derry Moore *

Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood, (26 August 1916 – 24 June 2007) was an Anglican bishop in the Evangelicalism, Evangelical tradition. He was a Royal Navy commando chaplain in World War II and later the Bishop of Norwich. Early life and education ...

(1916–2007), Anglican bishop in the Evangelical tradition *

Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, (born 17 May 1953) is a British landowner, businessman and philanthropist. Sir Nicholas is also the Premier Baronet of England. Life and education Bacon is the only son of Sir Edmund B ...

(born 1953), British landowner, businessman and philanthropist *

Ponsonby Ogle Ponsonby Dugmore Ogle (8 December 1855 – 17 December 1902) was a British writer and journalist, and for a time was editor of '' The Globe'' newspaper in London. Later in life he was mistakenly reputed to own a large baronial estate in Massachus ...

(1855–1902), British writer and journalist * Robert Ponsonby Staples (1853–1943), 11th Baronet of Lissan House near Cookstown in Co. Tyrone * Robert Ponsonby Tottenham Loftus, Irish Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 19th century *

(1850–1913), Irish politician *

Stephen Ponsonby Peacocke Captain Stephen Ponsonby Peacocke (1813 – 29 May 1872) was a British officer of the Bombay Army and an artist notable for his 17 paintings of historic Landscape art, landscape views in the Nilgiri Hills in South India. Tinted lithographs we ...

(1813–1872), British officer of the Bombay Army and an artist

Places

* Ponsonby, Cumbria, England * Ponsonby Fell, hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, Cumbria * Ponsonby, New Zealand *

Ponsonby (New Zealand electorate) Ponsonby was a parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1887 to 1890 and from 1946 to 1963. The Ponsonby electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament. Population centres In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the ...

, parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand from 1887 to 1890 and from 1946 to 1963 *Ponsonby, Quebec, Canada – renamed to Boileau in 1993 *

Ponsonby, Ontario Ponsonby is an unincorporated rural community on Wellington County Road 7 in Centre Wellington township, Ontario, Canada. The Upper Grand District School Board maintains Ponsonby Public School on Wellington Road 7. Ponsonby Recreation Club hos ...

, ghost town in Ontario, Canada

Other

Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning ":wikt:quee ...

, Commander of Majestic-16 in Destroy All Humans! 2 *

Ponsonby AFC Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. History The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. Ponsonby had previously won the Chatham Cup, New Z ...

, former New Zealand football club, now amalgamated to form Mount Albert-Ponsonby * Ponsonby Ponies, rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand * Ponsonby RFC, rugby union club based in Auckland, New Zealand *''

Mr Ponsonby ''Mr Ponsonby'' is the fourth novel from noted New Zealand author Ian Middleton, and is described as "his eulogy to a gentrifying Ponsonby". He had an intimate connection with Ponsonby (a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand), where the book is set, ...

'', the fourth novel by New Zealand author Ian Middleton *

Ponsonby Britt Ponsonby Britt was the credited—but fictional— executive producer of the television series ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'', ''Fractured Flickers'', ''Hoppity Hooper'', and '' George of the Jungle''. In 1959, Jay Ward Joseph ...

, the fictional executive producer of TV series including ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' * Ponsonby Rule, constitutional convention in the UK constitutional law involving 21 days' notice for international treaties * Ponsonby's Column, a former monumental column in Valletta, Malta *

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