John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough

The Right Honourable John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, P.C.
*Born: 31 August 1781
*Died: 16 May 1847
==Known as==
*1781-1793: The Hon. John Ponsonby
*1793-1805: The Hon. John Ponsonby, commonly called Viscount Duncannon
*1805-1806: The Hon. John Ponsonby, commonly called Viscount Duncannon, M.P.
*1806-1810: The Hon. John Ponsonby, commonly called Viscount Duncannon
*1810-1831: The Hon. John Ponsonby, commonly called Viscount Duncannon, M.P.
*1831-1834: The Rt. Hon. John Ponsonby, commonly called Viscount Duncannon, M.P.
*1834-1844: The Lord Duncannon, commonly called Viscount Duncannon, P.C.
*1844-1847 The Earl of Bessborough, P.C.
==Education==
*Harrow School, 1790-1798
*Christ Church, Oxford, 1799-1802
==Offices==
*First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, 1831-1834, 1835-1841
*Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1834
*Lord Privy Seal, 1835-1840
*Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1846-1847
==Lord Lieutenancies==
*Lord Lieutenant of Carlow, 1831-1838
*Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny, 1838-1847
==Peerage Titles==
===New Creations===
*Baron Duncannon, 1834
===Inherited Titles===
*Earl of Bessborough, Viscount Duncannon, Baron Bessborough, and Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby (Peerage of Ireland, 1844
==Privy Council==
*Privy Councillor, 1831
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for Knaresborough, 1805-1806
*Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers, 1810-1812
*Member of parliament for Malton, 1812-1826
*Member of Parliament for Kilkenny, 1826-1832
*Member of Parliament for Nottingham, 1832-1834
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Ponsonby, John William, 4th Earl of Bessborough
Category:Secretaries of State
Category:Secretaries of State for the Home Department