William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was an Irish and English peer and member of the House of Lords. He served in both the Irish and the British House of Commons
Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1790
Sir William Ponsonby pastel by Jean-Étienne Liotard
1760 portrait of Bessborough by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, styled the Viscount Duncannon from 1758 to 1793, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough
…Lady Charlotte Ponsonby (b. 1747), married William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844) Parkstead House, Roehampton, was built in 1750 for William Ponsonby, and now forms part of Roehampton University…
Lord Bessborough by Samuel William Reynolds.