John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
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John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough also known as Lord Duncannon (31 August 1781 - 16 May 1849) was an English politician. He hailed from the prominent Ponsonby family of Cumberland. Lady Caroline Lamb was his younger sister. He was First Commissioner of Works under Lord Melbourne (1831 - 1834), briefly Home Secretary (1834), and Lord Privy Seal (1835 - 1839). Later, he was briefly Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1846 to 1847 under Lord John Russell.
| Preceded by: George James Welbore Agar Ellis | First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1831–1834 | Succeeded by: Sir John Cam Hobhouse |
| Preceded by: The Viscount Melbourne | Home Secretary 1834 | Succeeded by: Henry Goulburn |
| Preceded by: The Lord Wharncliffe | Lord Privy Seal 1835–1840 | Succeeded by: The Earl of Clarendon |
| Preceded by: The Lord Granville Somerset | First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1835–1841 | Succeeded by: Earl of Lincoln |
| Preceded by: The Lord Heytesbury | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1846–1847 | Succeeded by: The Earl of Clarendon |
| Preceded by: Frederick Ponsonby | Earl of Bessborough | Succeeded by: John Ponsonby |
Categories: 1781 births | 1849 deaths | Secretaries of State for the Home Department (UK) | Lords Lieutenant of Ireland | Lords Privy Seal | Earls in the Peerage of Ireland
