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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 122,294 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough is the 16,685th most popular politician, the 5,834th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 627th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 16,685 out of 15,577. Before him are Deb Fischer, Mickey Kantor, Safra Catz, Kaci Kullmann Five, Charlie Crist, and Thomas Fitzsimons. After him are Marin Raykov, Charles Pinckney, Amama Mbabazi, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Jake Sullivan, and Valeriu Streleț.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 210. Before him are Joseph Stadler, Giles Gilbert Scott, Thomas Thorstensen, Ernest Townsend, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Nora Bayes. After him are Leo Carrillo and George Poage. Among people deceased in 1956, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 209. Before him are Fernand Jourdant, Tom Whittaker, Elsie Janis, Margaret Wycherly, Ivan Dresser, and Ralph Morgan. After him are 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 5,834 out of 7,765. Before him are Allan Jay (1931), Kristian Nairn (1975), Pete Trewavas (1959), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Nigel Winterburn (1963), and Gary Pallister (1965). After him are Wes Morgan (1984), Jessica Barden (1992), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Justin Chancellor (1971), Alistair Darling (1953), and Andrea Levy (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough ranks 627. Before him are Eoin MacNeill (1867), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), David Miliband (1965), Francis Pym (1922), Mark Drakeford (1954), and Michael Gove (1967). After him are Alistair Darling (1953), George Osborne (1971), Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Diane Abbott (1953), Dominic Cummings (1971), and Norman Lamont (1942).

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