Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, 1st Baronet, DL (2 September 1879 – 28 January 1976), was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1950.
A member of the prominent Ponsonby family, he was the son of the Hon. Edwin Charles William Ponsonby, fifth son of
Ponsonby was elected
He was honorary Colonel of the Kent Yeomanry from 1942 to 1949. He was created a baronet, of Wootton, in 1956.
Ponsonby married Hon. Winifred Marian Gibbs, daughter of Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and Anna Maria Durant, on 23 July 1912. They had four daughters and a son who succeeded to the baronetcy.[1]
References
- ^ a b The peerage.com
- ^ "Player profile: Charles Ponsonby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
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