William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
British politician
Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1744
Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Date of Death: 05-Nov-1806
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
- William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby (of Imokilly), PC (Ire) (15 September 1744 – 5 November 1806) was a leading Irish Whig politician, being a member of the Irish House of Commons, and, after 1800, of the United Kingdom parliament.
- Ponsonby was the son of the Hon.
- John Ponsonby, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Devonshire.
- He was invested as a Privy Counsellor of Ireland in 1784.
- He served as Joint Postmaster-General of Ireland (1784–1789).
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