John Whishaw: The “Pope” of Holland House: Contents

The son of John Ponsonby (d. 1787); he was speaker of the Irish House of Commons, lord chancellor of Ireland in the Fox-Grenville ministry (1806) and succeeded Lord Grey as leader of the Whigs in the British House of Commons. The son of John Ponsonby (d. 1787); he was speaker of the Irish House of Commons, lord chancellor of Ireland in the Fox-Grenville ministry (1806) and succeeded Lord Grey as leader of the Whigs in the British House of Commons.

REFERENCES TO:

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 16 August 1815 ¶ 2

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 16 January 1816 ¶ 3

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 5 July 1817 ¶ 1

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Source Description:

Author: Whishaw, J. (John), 1764 or 5-1840

Title: The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906).

Electronic Edition:

Series: Lord Byron and his Times: http://lordbyron.org

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Publisher: Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Tech

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