Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, first baronet

(1786-1854)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Conroy, John, Sir, 1786-1854 NRA: Conroy Sir John (1786-1854) 1st Baronet Courtier DNB: Conroy, Sir John Ponsonby, first baronet (1786–1854), courtier LBT ID: JoConro1854 VIAF ID: 54036778 LOC ID: nr95008640	B/BAP: 1786-10-21 DIED: 1854-03-02
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Born of Irish parents in Wales, he was a military officer and comptroller of the duchess of Kent's household and reportedly her lover; he was later dismissed by Queen Victoria.
REFERENCES TO Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, first baronet: Robert Southey to Thomas Southey, 13 February 1831 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 4 Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 3 January 1837 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Ch. XXXIV. 1830-1831 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XIV: 1837-38