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Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

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Birthplace: St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Death: March 10, 1956 (75)
Stansted House, Stansted Park, South Downs National Park, Rowland's Castle, West Sussex , England
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Ponsonby (Guest), Countess of Bessborough
Husband of Roberte Duncassan De Bessborough
Father of Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough; Hon. Desmond Neuflize Ponsonby; Hon. Lt. George St. Lawrence; Dame Moyra Browne and Baron unknown de Neuflize
Brother of Olwen Verena Browne; Lady Helena Congreve; Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby; Gweneth Frida Cavendish and Hon Bernie Barbazon Ponsonby

Occupation: Governor General of Canada
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About Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

"Captain Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough PC GCMG (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956) was a British businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 14th since Canadian Confederation."

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http://www.brabazonarchive.com/Pages/Vere%20Brabazon%20Ponsonby.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vere_Ponsonby,_9th_Earl_of_Bessborough

http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I70599&tree=...

http://www.thepeerage.com/p8462.htm#i84617

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Citations / Sources:

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 91. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 363. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[S452] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 13 p. 582.

[S452] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 14 p. 91 [BESSBOROUGH].


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Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough's Timeline

1880
October 27, 1880
St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
1913
March 29, 1913
City of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1915
August 4, 1915
1918
March 2, 1918
1931
August 14, 1931
Ottawa, Ottawa Division, Ontario, Canada
1956
March 10, 1956
Age 75
Stansted House, Stansted Park, South Downs National Park, Rowland's Castle, West Sussex , England
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