John Ponsonby, 4th Earl Of Bessborough
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 177 years ago |
Date of birth | August 31,1781 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Marylebone |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | May 16,1847 |
Died | Dublin |
Ireland | |
Spouse | Maria Fane |
Children | John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough |
Parents | Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough |
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough | |
Job | Politician |
Education | Harrow School |
Christ Church | |
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ID | 482335 |
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl Of Bessborough Life story
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, PC, known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician. He was notably Home Secretary in 1834 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1846 and 1847, the first years of the Great Famine.