Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
British Liberal and later Labour politician and pacifist (1871-1946) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 75
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, and Mary Elizabeth Bulteel, daughter of John Crocker Bulteel.
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede is read about 37 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Arthur
Parents
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of ShulbredePartners
Children
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong. A marriage is drawn as ended only where its end is recorded, so a spouse drawn here may be a former one.
Correct this familyAlso in Deutsch
Media & music
Photos 4
Queen Victoria and her page, Arthur Ponsonby
The International Council of the War Resisters' International (WRI), meeting in Broederschapshuis (The Brotherhood House), Bilthoven, Netherlands in July 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Ponsonby is pictured standing far right in the photograph. Click on the image for further details of people in the photograph.
Awards
About this person
He was also the great-grandson of The 3rd Earl of Bessborough, The 3rd Earl of Bathurst and The 2nd Earl Grey. The 1st Baron Sysonby was his elder brother.
