William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, first baron de Mauley (1787-1855)
The son of Frederick Ponsonby, third Earl of Bessborough; he was educated at Harrow and
was a Whig MP for Poole (1826-31), Knaresborough (1832), and Dorset (1832-27). He was
raised to the peerage in 1838.
The son of Frederick Ponsonby, third Earl of Bessborough; he was educated at Harrow and
was a Whig MP for Poole (1826-31), Knaresborough (1832), and Dorset (1832-27). He was
raised to the peerage in 1838.