Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough

The Earl of Bessborough
Arms of Ponsonby:
Gules, a chevron
between three combs argent
.
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1994 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 10th Earl of Bessborough
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
Personal details
Born
Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby

(1912-12-11)11 December 1912
Died5 April 2002(2002-04-05) (aged 89)
Spouses
Parents
  • Maj. Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby
  • Rita Narcissa Longfield

Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough (11 December 1912 – 5 April 2002), was a British peer.

He was the son of Maj. Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby, second son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, and his wife Rita Narcissa Longfield, daughter of Lt. Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield. He inherited the earldom on 5 December 1993 when his first cousin, Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough, died without a male heir.
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