John George Brabazon Ponsonby, fifth earl of Bessborough

(1809-1880)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Ponsonby John George Brabazon (1809-1880) 5th Earl of Bessborough LBT ID: LdBessb5	B/BAP: 1809-10-14 DIED: 1880-01-28
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The son of the fourth earl (d. 1847); educated at Charterhouse, he was a Whig MP for Bletchingley (1831), Higham Ferrars (1831-32), and Derby Borough (1835-37, 1841-47).
REFERENCES TO John George Brabazon Ponsonby, fifth earl of Bessborough: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 24 November 1833 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 Earl of Sefton to Thomas Creevey, 26 November 1833 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n4 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. XI: 1833 Found 1: ¶ n4