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Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

1880 - 1956

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Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough has received more than 132,876 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough is the 18,211th most popular politician (down from 16,624th in 2019), the 6,422nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,821st in 2019) and the 678th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 18,211 out of 19,576. Before him are Barney Frank, Ellen Wilkinson, Jen Psaki, Sorin Cîmpeanu, John Tower, and Tom Mulcair. After him are A. B. Bardhan, Håkan Juholt, Amama Mbabazi, Nasir Jung, Lourdes Flores, and Sonia Pierre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 228. Before him are Einar Arnórsson, Elizabeth Kenny, Damon Runyon, Ernest Townsend, Charles King, and Wally Kinnear. After him are Nora Bayes, Leo Carrillo, George Poage, and Murder of Emily Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1956, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 231. Before him are Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Walt Faulkner, Guy Kibbee, Fred Allen, Louis Handley, and Ivan Dresser. After him are Ralph Morgan, Dave Trottier, and Truxtun Hare.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 6,422 out of 8,785. Before him are Phil Jagielka (1982), Josh Herdman (1987), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), Barry Adamson (1958), Christopher Smart (1722), and Craig Harrison (1974). After him are Matt Haig (1975), Ben Chilwell (1996), Callum Turner (1990), Andy Sutcliffe (1947), Elyes Gabel (1983), and Gabriella Wilde (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 678. Before him are Grant Shapps (1968), Sophia Duleep Singh (1876), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), David Thompson (1961), Walter Nash (1882), and Ellen Wilkinson (1891). After him are Graham Watson (1956), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), David Miliband (1965), John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (1947), Norman Lamont (1942), and Shirley Williams (1930).

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