Ponsonby Tottenham (1746 – 13 December 1818) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Biography

Tottenham sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Fethard between 1779 and 1790, before sitting for Bannow from 1790 and 1797. He then represented Clonmines between 1797 and the seat's disfranchisement under the Acts of Union 1800.[1] In 1800 he had been appointed Clerk of the Ordnance in the Irish Board of Ordnance and was awarded compensation of £487 2s. 6d per annum following the abolition of the post after the Union. Tottenham subsequently sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the MP for Wexford Borough from 1801 to 1802, before representing New Ross between 1805 and 1806.

References

  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.127 (Retrieved 25 April 2020).
Parliament of Ireland Preceded byCharles Tottenham Robert Hellen Member of Parliament for Fethard 1779–1790 With: Charles Tottenham (1779–1783)Ephraim Carroll (1783–1790) Succeeded byCharles Tottenham Thomas Loftus Preceded byHenry Loftus Nicholas Loftus Tottenham Member of Parliament for Bannow 1790–1797 With: Ephraim Carroll Succeeded byWilliam Loftus Ephraim Carroll Preceded byNicholas Loftus Tottenham Charles Eustace Member of Parliament for Clonmines 1797–1800 With: Luke Fox (1798–1799)Henry Luttrell (1799–1800)Henry Eustace (1800) Succeeded byConstituency disenfranchised Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byFrancis Leigh Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough 1801–1802 Succeeded byRichard Nevill Preceded byCharles Tottenham Member of Parliament for New Ross 1805–1806 Succeeded byCharles Leigh
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