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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 .
Ponsonby, John William (1781–1847), 4th earl of Bessborough , politician, landowner, and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 31 August 1781, eldest son of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd earl of Bessborough, and his wife, Henrietta Frances, second daughter of the 1st Earl Spencer.
1 de may. de 2022 · Birthplace: London, Middlesex, England. Death: May 16, 1847 (65) Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Place of Burial: Fiddown, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Immediate Family: Son of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough.
- August 31, 1781
- Fiddown, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
- London, Middlesex, England
The Hon. John Ponsonby, second son of the first Earl, served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and was the father of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby, and George Ponsonby, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough. (1781-1847), Politician; MP for several constituencies. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 37 portraits. Ponsonby entered Parliament as Baron Duncannon in 1834. He served in several senior government posts including Home Secretary and Lord Privy Seal.
His good relations with O'Connell recommended him for the post. Though he held it only two years, he was active and successful in coping with disaffection. He died on 16 May 1847 at Dublin Castle of hydrothorax, and was privately buried in the family vault at Bessborough.
m. 16 Nov. 1805, Lady Maria Fane, da. of John, 10th Earl of Westmorland, 7s. 6da. cr. Baron Duncannon 19 July 1834; suc. fa. as 4th Earl of Bessborough [I] and 4th Baron Ponsonby [GB] 3 Feb. 1844. Offices Held.
