Baron Sysonby

Extinct barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Sysonby

Arms of the Baron Sysonby
Creation date24 June 1935
Created byKing George V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderFrederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby
Last holderJohn Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Sysonby
Remainder tothe 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.

Baron Sysonby, of Wonersh in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the soldier and courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby.[1] He was the second son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, while Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, was his younger brother. The barony became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Baron, in 2009.

Barons Sysonby (1935)

See also

References

  1. ^ "No. 34175". The London Gazette. 28 June 1935. p. 4160.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Baron Sysonby