George Ponsonby PC (5 March 1755 – 8 July 1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was the second surviving son of Hon. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 John Ponsonby (1713–1789), speaker of the Irish House of Commons (1756–71), and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (1723–1796), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Devonshire. John Ponsonby, PC(I ( 29 March 1713 &ndash 12 December 1789) styled the Hon The Irish House of Commons was the Lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800 William Cavendish 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC ( 26 September 1698 &ndash 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.
A barrister, he became a member of the Irish parliament in 1776 and was chancellor of the Irish exchequer in 1782, afterwards taking a prominent part in the debates on the question of Roman Catholic relief, and leading the opposition to the union of the parliaments. The Parliament of Ireland (Irish Parlaimint na hEireann) was a Legislature that existed from mediæval times until 1800.
After 1800 Ponsonby represented Wicklow and then Tavistock in the united parliament; in 1806 to 1807 he was Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and from 1808 to 1817 he was the recognised leader of the opposition in the British House of Commons. Wicklow is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland returning two Members of Parliament. Tavistock was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Tavistock in Devon. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
Ponsonby had been selected as the first recognised leader of the opposition, rather than leader of an opposition, when the two leading Whig peers Lord Grenville and Earl Grey, proposed him to Whig MPs. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville PC (25 October 1759 &ndash 12 January 1834 was a British Whig Statesman and Prime Minister Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British Ponsonby was described by Foorde as "a little known mediocrity who was related to Lady Grey". He proved to be a weak leader, but was unwilling to resign and so retained the leadership of the party in the House of Commons until his death. He was succeeded as party leader by George Tierney. George Tierney ( 20 March 1761 &ndash 25 January 1830) was an English Whig politician was born at Gibraltar
He left an only daughter when he died in London on 8 July 1817. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- His Majesty's Opposition 1714-1830, by Archibald S. Foorde (Oxford University Press 1964)
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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| Preceded by William Hoare Hume vacant new seat |
Member of Parliament for Wicklow with William Hoare Hume 1801–1806 |
Succeeded by William Hoare Hume William Tighe |
| Preceded by Lord William Russell Viscount Howick |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock with Lord William Russell 1808–1812 |
Succeeded by Lord William Russell Hon. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Wicklow is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland returning two Members of Parliament. Not to be confused with the 17th-century Whig politician William Russell Lord Russell. Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British Tavistock was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Tavistock in Devon. Not to be confused with the 17th-century Whig politician William Russell Lord Russell. Not to be confused with the 17th-century Whig politician William Russell Lord Russell. Richard Fitzpatrick |
| Preceded by William Elliot Marquess of Tavistock |
Member of Parliament for Peterborough with William Elliot 1812–1816 |
Succeeded by William Elliot) Hon. William Lamb |
| Preceded by William Tighe Hon. Granville Leveson Proby |
Member of Parliament for Wicklow with Hon. Granville Leveson Proby 1816–1817 |
Succeeded by Hon. Granville Leveson Proby William Hayes Parnell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Redesdale |
Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1806–1807 |
Succeeded by The Lord Manners |
| Preceded by new office |
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons 1808–1817 |
Succeeded by George Tierney |
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| Preceded by new office |
Leader of the Whig Party in the House of Commons 1808–1817 |
Succeeded by George Tierney |
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