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  Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was (additional info and facts about Governor General of Canada) Governor General of Canada.
Then on the death of his father, he succeeded to the Earldom in the (The Celtic language of Ireland) Irish peerage as 9th Earl of Bessborough and entered the (The upper house of the British parliament) House of Lords.
The first Festival was in April 1933 and the highest award, the Bessborough trophy, was won by a group from (Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters) Winnipeg.
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 Earl of Bessborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earl of Bessborough is a peerage title in the Peerage of Ireland.
Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon (1679-1758) (became Earl of Bessborough in 1739)
Myles Fitzhugh Longfield Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough (b.
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 Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada.
Then on the death of his father, he succeeded to the Earldom in the Irish peerage as 9th Earl of Bessborough and entered the House of Lords.
And one of the last events during Lord Bessborough's term was the celebration of King George V's Silver Jubilee in May 1935.
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 Encyclopedia: Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey (November 28, 1851 – August 29, 1917) was the ninth Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911.
Earl Grey was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, and graduated from Cambridge, where he studied history and law.
Earl Grey served as a member of Parliament from 1880 to 1886 and became a member of the House of Lords in 1886.
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Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1916-21) The Duke of Devonshire was born in London, England in 1868.
Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1931-1935) Lord Bessborough was born in London in 1880.
Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Viscount Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Baron Rideau of Ottawa, and of Castle Derg, county Tyrone (1946-1952) Lord Alexander was born in London, England, in 1891.
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 BESSBOROUGH, earl of
Ponsonby was a staff officer in World War I, and served as a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party (1910, 1913-1920).
In the 1920s the Earl of Bessborough headed the São Paulo Railway and the Margarine Union and was deputy chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines.
The Earl of Bessborough was the first Canadian governor general appointed under the terms of a new Letter Patent signed by King George V, which confirmed that the Governor General would no longer represent the British Government.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 14037
     Lady Moyra Blanche Madeleine Ponsonby is the daughter of Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and Roberte de Neuflize.
Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest, on 7 February 1933.
She was the daughter of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest.
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 Vere Brabazon Ponsonby.htm
Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (October 27, 1880 - March 10, 1956) was Governor General of Canada.
Lord and Lady Bessborough brought their interest in theatre to Canada - their son, Viscount Duncannon, was active in the Ottawa Little Theatre.
One of the highlights of the Bessborough's term was the organization of the Dominion Drama Festival, with help from Vincent Massey and Colonel Henry C. Osborne of the Ottawa Little Theatre; Lord Bessborough created a nation-wide competition for amateur companies with the finals held in Ottawa.
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 78   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Phillips, Natalia Ayesha --to-- Ponsonby, Vere Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough 9th.
Ponsonby, Frederick George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough 6th, b.
Ponsonby, Vere Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough 9th, b.
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Earl Wilson, who threw a no-hitter in 1962 and was a starting pitcher on the Detroit Tigers' 1968 championship team, died at 70.
While Henry and his militant queen, Margaret of Anjou, were campaigning in the north, Warwick gained control of the capital and had Edward declared king in London in 1461.
He renounced the title Earl of Selkirk in order to remain in the House of Commons, he was later elevated to the House of Lords with a life peerage as Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
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 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Gamblers Vexed -- Feb. 16, 1931   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
the Earl of Cromer, the Duke of Abercorn and the Marquess of Londonderry.
Darkest horse: Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough.
Although he has had no experience in Colonial government the Earl of Bessborough has had almost every sort of business experience with the 35 corporations of which he is a director.
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 Baron Duncannon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Other titles held by the Earl include: Viscount Duncannon (created 1723,Peerage of Ireland), Baron Bessborough (1721, Peerage of Ireland), Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby (1749, Peerage of Great Britain) and Baron Duncannon(1834, Peerage of the UnitedKingdom).
Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon (1679 - 1758) (became Earl of Bessborough in 1739)
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758 - 1844)
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 Category:Earls in the Peerage of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulick de Burgh, Marquess and 5th Earl of Clanricarde
Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2727
Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane, son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane, on 7 October 1847.
Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby, son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane, on 9 February 1858.
She married Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, son of Reverend Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot, on 22 April 1875.
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 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 105   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vere Anthony Francis St.Clair E, Earl of Westmorland 14th Fane, b.
Vere Frederick Cecil, Earl of Buckinghamshire 9 Hobart-Hampden, b.
Vere, Baron Vere of Hanworth 1 Beauclerk, b.
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 Kids Be Safe : Article 'Henry Lucas'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Her successor was the twelfth Earl of Kent, and was later created Duke of Kent and Marquess Grey.
During the Duke's lifetime, his son Anthony, Earl of Harold was summoned to Parliament as Lord Lucas of Crudwell through a writ of acceleration.
At the Earl's death, the barony of Lucas and the lordship of Crudwell was inherited by Auberon Thomas Herbert, and the titles have remained united since.
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 Irish Marriages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
and Earl of Castlerosse, I., one of the 18 peers cr.
of Orkeny and Earl of Inchiquin, and cousin Duke of Leinster, in London Dec.
of Earl of Farnham, at Farnham, co. Cavan Dec. 1787 p.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 8462
     Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough was born on 27 October 1880.
     Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).
She married Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest, on 25 June 1912.
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 Read about Category:Peers at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Category:Peers and learn about Category:Peers here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough
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 Earl of Bessborough - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Earl of Bessborough - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Governor General's Foot Guards [Canada]
F.M. HRH Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, KG, KT, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD Sir Victor Christian William (Cavendish), 9th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCVO, GCMG
Sir Vere Brabazon (Ponsonby), 9th Earl of Bessborough, GCMG
F.M. Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George (Alexander), Viscount Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Baron Rideau of Ottawa, and of Castle Derg, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC The Rt.
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 Clear Water Academy - An Independant Catholic School
Please note that Clear Water Academy continues to use the original building names from the days when the military was here.
Named after Sir Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, Governor General of Canada from 1931 to 1935, this large handsome structure faces the historic Parade Square.
It was extensively and tastefully modernized in 2001 and has up to date facilities in a building noted for 1930's charm.
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 Earl of Bessborough - TheBestLinks.com - Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, 1993, 1912, 1913, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Governors General of Canada
Frederick Temple Blackwood; Earl of Dufferin: 1872 to 1878
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby; 9th Earl of Bessborough: 1931 to 1935
Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge; Earl of Athlone: 1940 to 1946
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 CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Governor General: Former Governors General: Bessborough
ommunications was a hallmark of Lord Bessborough's term of office.
t both Rideau Hall and La Citadelle, the Bessborough's welcomed a number of prominent visitors — including Prince and Princess Takamatsu of Japan and the King and Queen of Siam, Winston Churchill and Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Arctic explorer.
ord and Lady Bessborough brought their interest in theatre to Canada — their son, Viscount Duncannon, was active in the Ottawa Little Theatre.
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 World Almanac for Kids
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th duke of Devonshire
Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st earl of Athlone
The Canadian Parliament consists of two houses: the Senate, composed of 105 members appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister; and the House of Commons, consisting of 301 members (2000) apportioned according to provincial population.
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 FactsCanada.ca — Sunday Newsletter 2001-42Su
George Ramsay Dalhousie, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, soldier, governor-in-chief of British North America (1820-1828) and founder of Dalhousie College (later Dalhousie University), born October 23, 1770, at Dalhousie Castle, Scotland.
Lawren Stewart Harris, painter and founding member of the Group of Seven painters, born in Brantford, Ontario, October 23, 1885.
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby Bessborough, 9th Earl of Bessborough and governor general of Canada (1931-1935), born in London, England, October 27, 1880.
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 fane01
(21.06.1638) Mary Vere (dau of Horace Vere, Lord of Tilbury)
Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland (b 13.04.1678, d unm 19.05.1698)
BE1883 (Fane) identifies George's elder brother Sir Francis of Fulbeck (3rd son of the 1st Earl) as father of the following Sir Henry but TCP (Fane) reports that Sir Henry's father was George, the 5th son of the 1st Earl.
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 Master Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bowes, John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore 9th --to-- Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Frederick of, Margrave of Brandenburg-
Lindsay, James, Earl of Crawford 24th --to-- Lowry-Corry, Galbraith Armar, Earl of Belmore 7th
Ponsonby, Victor Alexander Henry Desmond --to-- Pugh, Janet Bronwen Alun
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 The National Archives | National Register of Archives | Browse the combined corporate and business indexes
Ponsonby, Frederick (1758-1844) 3rd Earl of Bessborough (4)
Ponsonby, John William (1781-1847) 4th Earl of Bessborough, statesman (12)
Ponsonby, William (1704-1793) 2nd Earl of Bessborough (4)
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