Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

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title: Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
text: Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough,, was an Anglo-Irish businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the fourteenth since Canadian Confederation. Born and educated in England into 'the Ascendancy', the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, he graduated with a law degree from Cambridge University. In 1910 he became a member of the London County Council as a member of the British House of Commons. Upon the death of his grandfather ten years later, Ponsonby succeeded as Earl
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description: British politician and Governor General of Canada
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vere_Ponsonby,_9th_Earl_of_Bessborough
date created: 2006-02-23T21:51:22Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T21:24:15Z
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