PONSONBY, John George Brabazon (1809-1880), of 3 Cavendish Square, London

b. 14 Oct. 1809, 1^st s. of John William Ponsonby, Visct. Duncannon, and Lady Maria Fane, da. of John, 10^th earl of Westmorland. educ. Charterhouse 1822-6. m. (1) 8 Sept. 1835, Lady Frances Charlotte Lambton (d. 18 Dec. 1835), da. of John George Lambton, 1^st earl of Durham, s.p.; (2) 4 Oct. 1849, Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon Lennox, da. of Charles Lennox, 5^th duke of Richmond, s.p. styled Visct. Duncannon 1844-7. suc. fa. as 5^th earl of Bessborough [I] and 5^th Bar. Ponsonby [GB] 16 May 1847. d. 28 Jan. 1880.