William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley
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William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (31 July 1787–16 May 1855) was a British peer and Whig politician and the youngest child of 3rd Earl of Bessborough.
On 8 August 1814, he married Lady Barbara Ashley-Cooper (the only daughter and heir of the 5th Earl of Shaftesbury and a co-heir of the medieval Barony of Mauley) and they had three children:
- Hon. Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper (1815-1896)
- Hon. Ashley George John (1831-1898)
- Hon. Frances Anne Georgiana (d. 1910), married the 9th Lord Kinnard
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Benjamin Lester and John Dent |
Member for Poole with Benjamin Lester 1809-1835 1826–1831 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Lester and Sir John Byng |
| Preceded by Hon. Henry Cavendish and George Tierney |
Member for Knaresborough with Hon. Henry Cavendish 1830–32 Jun-Dec 1832 |
Succeeded by John Richards and Benjamin Rotch |
| Preceded by Edward Portman and Lord Ashley |
Member for Dorset with Lord Ashley 1831–46 William Bankes 1832–35 Henry Sturt 1835–46 1832–1837 |
Succeeded by Lord Ashley John Fox-Strangways and Henry Sturt |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron de Mauley 1838–1855 |
Succeeded by Charles Ponsonby |
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