John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
(1781-1847)
British politician
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John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, PC (31 August 1781 – 16 May 1847), 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.
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31 August 1781
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| Died |
16 May 1847 (aged 65)
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough and Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough · m. 1780
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John Spencer (British politician) · Great-grandfather · 1708-1746 · British politician, an ancestor of the Earls Spencer
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