Ponsonby
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Ponsonby is a surname which may refer to:
Ponsonby may refer to the following noble titles:
Ponsonby may refer to the following places:
Ponsonby may also refer to:
- Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of ShulbredeArthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of ShulbredeArthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough...
(1871–1946) was a British politician, writer, and social activist - Lady Caroline Ponsonby (1785–1828), better known by her married name Lady Caroline LambLady Caroline LambThe Lady Caroline Lamb was a British aristocrat and novelist, best known for her affair with Lord Byron in 1812. Her husband was the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, the Prime Minister...
, was a novelist and the lover of Lord Byron - Charles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de MauleyCharles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de MauleyCharles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford was a British peer and Liberal politician....
of Canford (1815–1896) was a British peer and Liberal politician - Elizabeth Ponsonby, was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young PeopleBright Young PeopleThe Bright Young People was a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. They threw elaborate fancy dress parties, went on elaborate treasure hunts through nighttime London, and drank heavily and experimented with drugs—all of which...
- Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of BessboroughFrederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of BessboroughFrederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough was a British peer.Ponsonby was the eldest son of the 2nd Earl of Bessborough and succeeded to his father's titles in 1793...
(1758–1844) was a British peer - Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of BessboroughFrederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of BessboroughFrederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough was a British peer and cricketer. He was the third son of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and his wife Lady Maria Fane...
(1815–1895 was a founder of Surrey County Cricket Club and I Zingari - Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron SysonbyFrederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron SysonbyFrederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby GCB GCVO PC , was a British soldier and courtier.Ponsonby was the second son of General Sir Henry Ponsonby and his wife the Hon. Mary Elizabeth...
(1867–1935), was a British politician - Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish PonsonbyFrederick Cavendish PonsonbyMajor General The Honourable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, GCMG, KCB, KCH , styled The Honourable from 1806 to 1837, was a British military officer, the second son of the 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Spencer....
(1783–1837), was a British military officer - George PonsonbyGeorge PonsonbyGeorge Ponsonby PC , was a British lawyer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background and education:...
(1755–1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland - Sir Henry PonsonbyHenry PonsonbySir Henry Frederick Ponsonby GCB was a British soldier and royal court official who served as Queen Victoria's Private Secretary.-Biography:He was the son of the British Army general, Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby....
(1825–1895), was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria - Hon. John Ponsonby (politician) (1713 – 1789), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
- John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 4th Earl of BessboroughJohn William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...
(1781–1847) was a British politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn Ponsonby, 5th Earl of BessboroughJohn George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough PC , styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background:...
(1809–1880) was a British peer and politician - John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly, (c.1772–1855) was a British diplomat
- John Maurice Maynard PonsonbyJohn Ponsonby (RAF)Air Vice Marshal John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby OBE, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He is now a senior executive.-British Army:...
, Air Vice-Marshal - The Rt. Rev. Richard PonsonbyRichard PonsonbyThe Rt. Rev. and Hon. Richard Ponsonby 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 Molesworth. He was educated at the University of Dublin, where he graduated...
(1722–1815), was Bishop of Derry and Raphoe - Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de MauleyRupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de MauleyRupert Charles Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley TD FCA is a British hereditary peer, Government whip and retired Territorial Army officer.-Education:...
(1957– ) is a British peer - Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of BessboroughVere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of BessboroughCaptain Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough was a British businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 14th since Canadian Confederation....
(1880–1956) was a British Conservative Party politician, and Governor General of Canada - William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly (1744 – 1806), was a leading Whig politician
- Major-General Sir William Ponsonby (general) (1772–1815), British cavalry commander killed at Waterloo
- William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de MauleyWilliam Ponsonby, 1st Baron de MauleyWilliam Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837...
(1787–1855) was a British peer and Whig politician
Ponsonby may refer to the following noble titles:
- Earl of BessboroughEarl of BessboroughEarl 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...
- Viscount and Baron Ponsonby of ImokillyBaron Ponsonby of ImokillyBaron Ponsonby, of Imokilly in the County of 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 Cork City, Bandonbridge and Kilkenny in the...
- Baron de MauleyBaron de MauleyBaron de Mauley, of Canford in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for the Whig politician the Hon. William Ponsonby, who had earlier represented Poole, Knaresborough and Dorset in the House of Commons...
- Baron Ponsonby of ShulbredeBaron Ponsonby of ShulbredeBaron 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 great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of...
- Baron SysonbyBaron SysonbyBaron Sysonby, of Wonersh in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby. He was the second son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, while Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron...
Ponsonby may refer to the following places:
- Ponsonby, CumbriaPonsonby, CumbriaPonsonby is a village and civil parish in the Copeland district of the county of Cumbria, England. Ponsonby has a church.- External links :*...
, England - Ponsonby, New ZealandPonsonby, New ZealandPonsonby is an inner-city suburb of Auckland City located 2 km west of the Auckland CBD, in the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is oriented along a ridge running north-south, which is followed by the main street of the suburb, Ponsonby Road....
- Ponsonby, Quebec, Canada - renamed to Boileau in 1993
- Ponsonby, OntarioPonsonby, OntarioPonsonby is a ghost town in Ontario, Canada. It was situated along the Garafraxa Settlement Road to an area known as the Queen's Bush. This settlement road was another government plan to bring settlers to the area with an offer of 50 acres...
Ponsonby may also refer to:
- Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe, Commander of Majestic-16 in Destroy All Humans! 2
- Ponsonby (soccer)Ponsonby (soccer)Ponsonby was a New Zealand football club, based in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The team won the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in 1927 and 1933....
, a former New Zealand football club, now amalgamated to form Mount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert-PonsonbyMount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2.-History:...