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Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

1880 - 1956

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Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956), was an Anglo-Irish businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the fourteenth since Canadian Confederation. Born and educated in England into 'the Ascendancy', the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, he graduated with a law degree from Cambridge University. In 1910 he became a member of the London County Council as a member of the British House of Commons. Upon the death of his father ten years later, Ponsonby succeeded as Earl of Bessborough and took his seat in the House of Lords. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough is the 18,405th most popular politician (down from 18,180th in 2024), the 6,582nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,421st in 2019) and the 697th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1880, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 229. Before him are Giles Gilbert Scott, Damon Runyon, Georg Hoffmann, Thomas Griffith Taylor, Elizabeth Kenny, and Nora Bayes. After him are George Poage, Leo Carrillo, and Murder of Emily Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1956, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 231. Before him are Holmes Herbert, Michael Arlen, Ernst Loof, Walt Faulkner, Guy Kibbee, and Fred Allen. After him are Ralph Morgan, Louis Handley, and Dave Trottier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 6,584 out of 8,785. Before him are Khalid Abdalla (1980), Leslie Ward (1851), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Pete Shelley (1955), Najla El Mangoush (1973), and Anoushka Shankar (1981). After him are Brendan Foster (1948), Alistair Petrie (1970), Paul Kaye (1964), Wes Morgan (1984), Elyes Gabel (1983), and Paul di Resta (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 697. Before him are Eoin MacNeill (1867), Ann Widdecombe (1947), Philip May (1957), Diane Abbott (1953), Eric Bristow (1957), and Najla El Mangoush (1973). After him are Alan Johnson (1950), Walter Nash (1882), Humza Yousaf (1985), Sally Jewell (1956), Andrea Leadsom (1963), and Don McKinnon (1939).

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