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 Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, an ...

(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, second son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, and his w ...

(1912–2002), British peer *

Ashley Ponsonby The Hon. Ashley George John Ponsonby, (24 June 1831 – 12 January 1898), was a British Liberal politician. Background Ponsonby was a younger son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley, third son of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborou ...

DL, JP (1831–1898), British Liberal politician *

Bernard Ponsonby Bernard Ponsonby is a Scottish broadcast journalist for regional news and current affairs programming for STV. He joined the station in 1990 and was appointed political editor in 2000, following the retirement of longstanding political editor ...

, Scottish broadcast journalist *

Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (1679 – 4 July 1758), was a British politician and peer. He was the son of William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon, and Mary Moore. He was an active politician from 1705 to 1757 in Great Britain and ...

(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, an ...

(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 Will ...

(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 third wife Mary, daughter of Sir William Barker, 3rd ...

(1762–1834), Irish Member of Parliament *

Charles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley (12 September 1815 – 24 August 1896), was a British peer and Liberal politician. Biography Ponsonby was the son of the first Lord de Mauley, the third son of the third Earl of Be ...

of Canford (1815–1896), British peer and Liberal politician *

Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, 1st Baronet (2 September 1879 – 28 January 1976), was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1950. Background A member of the prominent Ponsonby family, he was the son of th ...

(1879–1976), British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament 1935–1950, created 1st Baronet Ponsonby, of Wootton, in 1956 *

Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough file:Chapel, Stansted Park- memorial (4) (geograph 1913346).jpg, Memorial in the chapel at Stansted Park Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, (1 March 1851 – 1 December 1920), known as Viscount Duncannon from 1895 until 1906, was a U ...

, 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 __NOTOC__ The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a group of Bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in London during the Roaring Twenties. The name was given to them by the tabloid press. They threw flamboyant fancy dress part ...

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 Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (24 January 1758 – 3 February 1844), styled the Viscount Duncannon from 1758 to 1793, was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish British peerage, peer. Background Ponsonby was the eldest son of William P ...

(1758–1844), British peer *

Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Frederick Matthew Thomas Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton (born 27 October 1958), is a British peer and Labour Party politician. Lord Ponsonby serves as a UK Government Minister in the Ministry of Justi ...

(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 Ponsonby (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (6 July 1783 – 11 January 1837) was a British Army officer. Early life and education Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby was the second of three sons of Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Dungannon (who su ...

(1783–1837), British military officer *

George Ponsonby (Junior Lord of the Treasury) The Hon. George Ponsonby (1773 – 5 June 1863), was an Irish politician, who served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in the governments under Earl Grey (his brother-in-law) and Lord Melbourne from 1832 to 1834. Early life He was the fourth ...

(1773–1863), Irish politician *

George Ponsonby George Ponsonby (5 March 17558 July 1817), was a British lawyer and Whig politician. He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. Background and education Ponsonby was the second surviving son of ...

(1755–1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland *

Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (16 June 1761 – 11 November 1821), born Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer (generally called Harriet), was the wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough; the couple were the parents of Lady C ...

(1761–1821), wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, mother of Lady Caroline Lamb *

Henry Ponsonby (died 1745) Major-General Henry Ponsonby (1685 – 11 May 1745) was a British Army officer and politician. He was the son of William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon and brother of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough. He married his cousin Lady ...

(1685–1745), Irish soldier *Sir

Henry Ponsonby Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (10 December 1825 – 21 November 1895) was a British soldier and royal court official who served as Queen Victoria's Private Secretary. Biography Born in Corfu, he was the son of Major-General Si ...

(1825–1895), Private Secretary to Queen Victoria *

Jack Ponsonby John Ponsonby (1874 – 1962) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. Career Ponsonby was born in Dumbarton, Scotland to Irish parents

(1874–1962), Irish footballer *

John Ponsonby (British Army officer) Major general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir John Ponsonby, (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 5th Division during the last year of the First World War. M ...

(1866–1952), commanded 5th Division during World War I *Hon.

John Ponsonby (politician) John Ponsonby, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (29 March 1713 – 16 August 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was Speaker of the Irish House of Commons between 1756 and 1771, a period in which the legislative independence of the Kingdom ...

(1713–1789), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons *

John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (31 August 1781 – 16 May 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig (British political party), Whig politician. He w ...

(1781–1847), British politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland *

John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (14 October 1809 – 28 January 1880), styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician. Background Born in London, Ponsonby was th ...

(1809–1880), British peer and politician *

John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly John Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby, GCB ( – 21 February 1855) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, politician and peer. Political career Ponsonby, born about 1770 in County Kilkenny, was the eldest son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron P ...

, (c.1772–1855), British diplomat *

John Ponsonby (RAF officer) Air Vice-Marshal John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby (8 August 1955 – 21 October 2022) was a British businessman and a senior officer of the Royal Air Force. Background Ponsonby was born on 8 August 1955 to Myles Ponsonby (1924–1999) and his wi ...

, 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 Molesw ...

(1722–1815), Bishop of Derry and Raphoe * Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (1892–1979), the daughter of Baron

Jean de Neuflize Jean Frédéric André Poupart, 4th Baron of Neuflize CVO (21 August 1850 – 20 September 1928) was a French banker and equestrian. He received recognition with his appointment as an officer of the Legion of Honour. Early life Neuflize was b ...

, 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. Blennerhas ...

or Rowland Blennerhassett (Irish politician) KC, JP (1850–1913), Irish politician * Thomas Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1930–1990), British Labour Party politician *

Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956), was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the List of Governors General of Canada#Governors ...

(1880–1956), British Conservative Party politician, Governor General of Canada *

Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough Rev. Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough (13 August 1821 – 24 February 1906) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and Anglican priest. Early life and education Ponsonby was born in Roehampton, London, the fifth son of John Ponso ...

(1821–1906), British peer and member of the House of Lords *

William Ponsonby (British Army officer) Major-General Sir William Ponsonby (13 October 177218 June 1815) was a British Army officer and politician who served in the Napoleonic Wars and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. Early life and education He was the second son of William P ...

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 be ...

(died 1604), London publisher of the Elizabethan era *

William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby (of Imokilly), (15 September 17445 November 1806) was a leading Irish Whig politician, being a member of the Irish House of Commons, and, after 1800, of the United Kingdom parliament. Ponsonby was ...

(1744–1806), leading Whig politician *

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 c ...

(1787–1855), British peer and Whig politician *

William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704 – 11 March 1793) was a British politician and public servant. He was an Irish people, Irish and English people, English peerage, peer and member of the House of Lords (styled Hon. William Ponsonb ...

, 2nd Earl of Bessborough PC PC (I) (1704–1793), British politician and public servant

Noble titles

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 t ...

* Viscount and Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly * Baron de Mauley *

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 grea ...

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 (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 Edmun ...

(born 1953), British landowner, businessman and philanthropist * Ponsonby Ogle (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 Robert Ponsonby Tottenham (5 September 1773 – 28 April 1850; Robert Ponsonby Loftus until 1806) was an Irish Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 19th century. He was born the younger son of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely and Jane ...

, Irish Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 19th century *

(1850–1913), Irish politician * Stephen Ponsonby Peacocke (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 () is an inner-city suburb of Auckland located 2 km west of the Auckland CBD. The suburb is oriented along a ridge running north–south, which is followed by the main street of the suburb, Ponsonby Road. Ponsonby was originally ...

, a central suburb of Auckland *

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 t ...

, historical 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, ghost town in Ontario, Canada

Other

* Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe, 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 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 ...

Ponsonby Ponies The Ponsonby Ponies are a rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1908 and was originally named Ponsonby United. The Ponies compete in the Auckland Rugby League competition and are the oldest rugby league club in ...

, rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand *

Ponsonby RFC Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The club was established in 1874 and is affiliated with the Auckland Rugby Football Union. Ponsonby is the oldest extant member of the Auckland union, ...

, 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, TV-network executives in ...

, the fictional executive producer of TV series including ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' *

Ponsonby Rule The Ponsonby Rule was a constitutional convention in United Kingdom constitutional law that dictated that most international treaties had to be laid before Parliament 21 days before ratification. On 11 November 2010, Part 2 of the Constitution ...

, constitutional convention in the UK constitutional law involving 21 days' notice for international treaties * Ponsonby's Column, a former monumental column in Valletta, Malta *

Percy Ponsonby ''Percy Ponsonby'' was a BBC television comedy series broadcast in 1939. It starred Charles Heslop Charles Heslop (8 June 1883 in Thames Ditton, England – 13 April 1966) was a British actor. His stage successes include a musical versio ...

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