Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough

The Earl of Bessborough
Born Myles Fitzhugh Longfield Ponsonby
(1941-02-16) 16 February 1941
Title Earl of Bessborough
Spouse(s) Alison Marjorie Storey
Parents Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough
Patricia Minnigerode

Myles Fitzhugh Longfield Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough (born 16 February 1941), is a British peer.

He is the son of Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough, and his wife Patricia née Minnigerode, daughter of Col. Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode.

Education and career

He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Later he was invested as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Family

In 1972 he married Alison Marjorie Storey, daughter of William Storey, and together they have three children:

Succession

The heir apparent to the earldom is the current earl's eldest son, Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon. In 2005 he married Emily Mott, daughter of Dr. Peter Mott, and together they have two children:

Styles of address

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Arthur Ponsonby
Earl of Bessborough
2002–
Incumbent
Heir:
Frederick Ponsonby,
Viscount Duncannon

Ancestry

References


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