New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-14
1REsSBOROUGH'S EARL"
ostbe Irish House of Ponsonby
sVeH Kno5cn IN Ne1c- York.

-.,,snnon. who. through his old fathers
Lnra spooeeds TO the earldom of Bessbor-
tsaih N the cheftainship Of the great Irish
ough so ponsonby. several members OF which
house .-srsr wives. is well known in this coun-
bsve As,,b ne las been a frequent visitor More
~ - cons. especially the eldest We're Pom
ever ~ now assumes the courtesy title OF
sOnos D,ncannon. have spent several seasons in
Nso'-t The new earl is very sensible level
NeN-. ar OF keen business acumen and expert
hea'' t,eh he has turned 70 excellent advantage
enee ,ssn, Of the company owning a mineral
IS - nd also as chairman of a concern
EaS long string Of big hotels His youth was
e"~ ,he royal navy. rom which he retired
sTsn ank of lieutenant after serving for sew
VIZ - With King Edwards sailor brother. the
en- -, o. COburg and Edinburgh. and since
." IS been called 20 the bar and was secretary
"e - peel throughout the latter's entire term
e ..ssr OF the House OF Commons.
o. - ancestral home OF the Ponsonbys in Kill
~ vl,,ch now passes into HIS possession, is a
h,,sl place consisting OF mansion built OF
$50 marble about i70 years ago in the
-, s,rie after the designs OF the famous Bin
81 looks over a charming line of country
- -. ev.v 10 the Coomeragh Mountains Sup
e. hy Do1ic columns. the hall is particularly
sns snoug IFS adoruments IS a gigantic elk's
-. tsl,neing 90 some far OF age.
= gallery contains some very fine family por-
"a. srong them notable one Of the new earI's
I,s,tber the fourth Lord Bessborough who
= rsnel OCaunelTs lifelong friend and asso-
- n the agitation for Catholic emancipation.
he and SIR Francis Burdett father OF the
..-.-sss BurIeu-coutts. who introduced O'Con-
- IN his election 70 the House OF Commons in
s. "a member Of County Clare. The friendship
-or,irne5 10 The last. and when O'ConneH died at
60 on May IS. 1876, Lord Bessborough sue
.--.ss only q few hours afterward at Dublin
r.~s h was Sling the Office of Lord Lieutenant
!, Ireland There we're no telegraph lines in those
49,. snd the news Of O'ConnelTs death did not
80 Dublin until several days after Lord Bess-
.,-0g-Fs funeral The coincidence of the two
ss..ss q those lifelong friends on the same day
"a. 20 say the least remarkable.
re ponsortys though now an Irish family. hail
Usually from Cumberland. and take their name
s-,- he lc-dship Of Ponsonby situated in that
--r But they have been settled in Ireland ever
sr- re days q Cromwell. Sir John Ponsonby
t,v-,s been appointed by the latter as one OF the
.,-rlssioners Of the commonwealth. Sir John
.srsr enough 10 make his peace with King Charles
7 OF The restoration and left In possession of
4. very extensive estates which he had acquired
z Ireland.
Hor several generations past the Ponsonbys have
ssl one Of the most influential houses at the
0,ur OF s.. Jsmes's. Thus. the late General Sir
Henri Ponsonby was for over thirty years private
sretary 70 Queen Victoria, after having been
s51srry 10 the Prince ConsoTt, and one OF his
so.s Major Frederick Ponsonby, IS now assistant
private secretary and eQuerry 10 King Edward.
while another son, Arthur formerly page OF honor
70 Queen Victoria is private secretary TO the
rev Prime Minister. Sir Henry Campbell Banner
uan Then there is old Sir Spencer Ponsonby
Fa1s the only surviving brother Of tie late Earl
Poss0nby who for more than forty years was con-
-ols OF the Lord Chamberlain's department. and
stl though eighty-four years OF age. attached 10
me r0ysI household IN honorary and advisory
Hlaciy