Biography
I was born at Dublin in 1772, the third son of William Ponsonby,1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Louisa Molesworth. I was educated at Kilkenny College, and at the University of Dublin, where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1794, and Master of Arts in 1816.[c
During 1795, I was ordained deacon on 1 March and priest on 27 November, and th ...