Ashley Ponsonby
British politician
The Honourable Ashley Ponsonby DL, JP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cirencester | |
| In office 1852–1857 1859-1865 | |
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| Born | (1831-06-24)24 June 1831 |
| Died | 12 January 1898(1898-01-12) (aged 66) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Louisa Gordon (m. 1857) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Charles Ponsonby (brother) Frederick Ponsonby (grandfather) Anthony Ashley-Cooper (grandfather) |
The Hon. Ashley George John Ponsonby, DL, JP (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 Bessborough. His mother was Lady Barbara Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Political and military career
Ponsonby sat as Member of Parliament for Cirencester between 1852 and 1857 and again between 1859 and 1865. He was also a captain in the Grenadier Guards and a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
Family
Ponsonby married Louisa Frances Charlotte Gordon, daughter of Lord Henry Gordon, in 1857. They had two sons and one daughter. He died in January 1898, aged 66. His wife died in February 1910.
He lived at Prince's Gardens in London and at Heatherfield in Ascot, Berkshire, now Heatherwood Hospital.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ashley Ponsonby
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1852–1857 With: Joseph Mullings | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1859–1865 With: Allen Bathurst | Succeeded by Allen Bathurst Hon. Ralph Dutton |
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