Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Male 1871 - 1946  (75 years)


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  • Name Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby 
    Suffix 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede 
    Born 16 Feb 1871  Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 27 Mar 1871  St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Education 1884-1889  Eton College, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Education 1890-1892  Oxford University, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Balliol College 
    Occupation 1911  Haslemere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    M.P. 
    Political Office 1930-1935  [1
    Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. 
    _UID E018F34C63C049D9BBAA0D120B5AFD026449 
    Died 23 Mar 1946  Hindhead, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I11028  Smithtree
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2020 

    Father General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, G.C.B., P.C.,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Corfu, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1895, Osborne Cottage, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Bulteel,   b. Abt 1832, Yealmpton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1916, Ascot, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1861  St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F3764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothea Parry,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Kensington District, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1963, Shulbrede Priory, Lynchmere, Haslemere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1898  St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ponsonby,   b. Between 1 Jan 1901 and 31 Mar 1901, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1940, Westminster District, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     2. Matthew Henry Hubert Ponsonby, 2nd. Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede,   b. 28 Jul 1904, Lynchmere, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1976, Chichester District, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2013 
    Family ID F3794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Feb 1871 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - 1884-1889 - Eton College, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Apr 1898 - St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Autographs of Arthur & Dorothea Ponsonby 27th. August 1898.
    Autographs of Arthur & Dorothea Ponsonby 27th. August 1898.
    Arthur worked in the British Legation in Copenhagen from 1898 to 1900. He hated it because he did not have enough work to do! Alan Johnstone (who's autograph is also there) was secretary of the Copenhagen Legation. In "Arthur Ponsonby, The Politics of Life" by Raymond A. Jones, Arthur reports, "The Johnstones are the regular Anglo-American diplomatic ménage, lots of money and very diplomatic." (Alan Johnstone married the American heiress, Antoinette Pinchot, in 1892). In 1905 he became Ambassador to Denmark.
    Alan Johnstone, Diplomat (1858-1932)
    Alan Johnstone, Diplomat (1858-1932)
    I've just "stitched" a photo taken from Wikipedia (public domain) to the autograph of Arthur Ponsonby for comparison.
    Biography of Henry Ponsonby
    Biography of Henry Ponsonby
    Cover of biography of Henry Ponsonby written by his son Arthur.

  • Sources 
    1. [S353] spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S290] findmypast.com.
      Berkshire Baptisms

    3. [S148] Wikipedia (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S509] Eton Register.

    5. [S437] Arthur Ponsonby The Politics of Life, Raymond A. Jones, 7 & 9 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S224] 1911 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S58] Ancestry.co.uk, Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S290] findmypast.com, Westminster Marriages (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S226] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S437] Arthur Ponsonby The Politics of Life, Raymond A. Jones (Reliability: 3).