The Ponsonby baronetcy, of Wootton in the

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politician

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. He had earlier represented

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in the

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and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden from 1941 to 1945. A member of the prominent Ponsonby family headed by the

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. , the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2010. The second Baronet was

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between 1980 and 1996.

Ponsonby baronets, of Wootton (1956)

* Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, 1st Baronet (1879–1976) * Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet KCVO, MC (1921–2010) * Sir Charles Ashley Ponsonby, 3rd Baronet (b. 1951) The

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is the present holder's son, Arthur Ashley Ponsonby (b. 1984).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Felix Thomas Charles Ponsonby (b. 2022).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Ponsonby

Ponsonby baronets, of Wootton (1956)

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