William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley
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William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (31 July 1787 – 16 May 1855) was an English Whig
and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837. He was raised to the Peerage
in 1838.
Ponsonby was the youngest child of 3rd Earl of Bessborough
and his wife Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer.
Ponsonby was elected Member of Parliament
for Poole in 1826 and held the seat until 1831. He was then MP for Knaresborough
between June and December 1832. At the 1832 UK general election he was elected MP for Dorset
and held the seat until 1837. In 1838 he was created Baron de Maulay.
On 8 August 1814, he married Lady Barbara Ashley-Cooper (the only daughter and heir of the 5th Earl of Shaftesbury
and a co-heir of the medieval Barony of Mauley) and they had three children:
British Whig Party
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and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837. He was raised to the Peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
in 1838.
Ponsonby was the youngest child of 3rd Earl of Bessborough
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough
Frederick 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...
and his wife Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer.
Ponsonby was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Poole in 1826 and held the seat until 1831. He was then MP for Knaresborough
Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
between June and December 1832. At the 1832 UK general election he was elected MP for Dorset
Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of...
and held the seat until 1837. In 1838 he was created Baron de Maulay.
On 8 August 1814, he married Lady Barbara Ashley-Cooper (the only daughter and heir of the 5th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper FRS was the 5th Earl of Shaftesbury. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father, in 1771....
and a co-heir of the medieval Barony of Mauley) and they had three children:
- Hon. Charles Frederick Ashley CooperCharles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de MauleyCharles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford was a British peer and Liberal politician....
(1815-1896) - Hon. Ashley George JohnAshley PonsonbyThe Hon. Ashley George John Ponsonby DL, JP , 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 Bessborough...
(1831-1898) - Hon. Frances Anne Georgiana (d. 1910), married the George Kinnaird, 9th Lord KinnairdGeorge Kinnaird, 9th Lord KinnairdGeorge William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird KT, PC , was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Melbourne from 1839 to 1841.-Background:...