John Ponsonby (politician)
John Ponsonby | |
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A portrait of Ponsonby by Jacob Ennis | |
| Speaker of the Irish House of Commons | |
| In office 1756–1771 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Henry Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Sexton Pery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1713 |
| Died | 16 August 1787 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (m.1743) |
John Ponsonby, PC (Ire) (29 March 1713 – 16 August 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was Speaker of the Irish House of Commons between 1756 and 1771, a period in which the legislative independence of the Kingdom of Ireland was increasingly asserted and tested.