Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough
Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (1679 – 4 July 1758) was a British politician and peer. He was the son of William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon, and Mary Moore. He was an active politician from 1705 to 1757 in Great Britain and Ireland. He represented Newtownards and Kildare County in the Irish House of Commons. He inherited his father's viscountcy in 1724 and was made Earl of Bessborough in the Peerage of Ireland in 1739. He is buried in Fiddown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
The Earl of Bessborough | |
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| Born | 1679 |
| Died | 4 July 1758 (age 78–79) |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Sarah Colvill (née Margetson) 2. Elizabeth Moore (née Sankey) |
| Issue
Sarah Moore, Countess of Drogheda William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough John Ponsonby Lady Letitia Morres | |
| Father | William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon |
| Mother | Mary Moore |
Ponsonby married Sarah Margetson, an heiress whose family owned Bishopscourt, County Kildare, and his family remained there until the 1830s.
Ranks and offices held
- Member of Parliament for Newtownards, County Down, between 1705 and 1714
- Captain, 27th Regiment; Enniskillen – 1707
- Sheriff and Governor of County Kilkenny – 1713
- Sheriff and Governor of County Kildare – 1714
- Member of Parliament: Kildare – 1715 to 1724
- Privy Counsellor (invested) – 10 May 1727
- Commissioner of the Revenue – 1739 to 1744
- Marshal of the Admiralty in Ireland – 1751 to 1752
- Lord Justice in Ireland – 1754 to 1755
- Vice-Admiral of Munster – 1755
- Lord Justice in Ireland – 1756 to 1757
Family
Ponsonby married twice:
- Elizabeth Sankey: (circa 1680 – 17 July 1738), daughter of John Sankey and Eleanor Morgan, on 28 November 1733.
- Sarah Margetson (d. 21 May 1773), daughter of John Margetson and Alice Caulfeild, in 1704. Sarah was married before to Hugh Colvill. Sarah's children by Brabazon Ponsonby:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Lady Sarah Ponsonby | ? | 19 January 1736 or 1737 | married: 1727, Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda; had issue |
| William Ponsonby | 1704 | 11 March 1793 | married: 5 July 1739, Lady Caroline Cavendish; had issue[1] |
| John Ponsonby | 29 March 1713 | 16 August 1787 | married: 22 September 1743, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish; had issue |
| Lady Letitia Ponsonby | circa 1720 | 9 February 1754 | married: 3 November 1742, Hervey Morres, 1st Viscount Mountmorres; had issue |
Titles
- 2nd Viscount Duncannon, of the Fort of Duncannon, county of Wexford (succeeded) – 17 November 1724
- 2nd Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, county of Kilkenny (succeeded) – 17 November 1724
- 1st Earl of Bessborough, Ireland (created) – 6 October 1739
- 1st Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, county of Leicester, Great Britain (created) – 12 June 1749
References
- Innes, A., E., and M. (editors) (1829). The Annual peerage of the British empire for 1829. London: Saunders and Otley. pp. 87–88. Retrieved 15 February 2013.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by George Carpenter Charles Campbell |
Member of Parliament for Newtownards 1705–1714 With: Charles Campbell |
Succeeded by Charles Campbell Richard Tighe |
| Preceded by Thomas Keightley Joshua Allen |
Member of Parliament for Kildare County 1715–1724 With: Joshua Allen |
Succeeded by Joshua Allen Francis Allen |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by William Ponsonby |
Baron Bessborough 1724–1758 |
Succeeded by William Ponsonby |
| Viscount Duncannon 1724–1758 | ||
| New creation | Earl of Bessborough 1739–1758 | |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby 1749–1758 Member of the House of Lords (1749–1758) |
Succeeded by William Ponsonby |
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