Person:Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1)

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Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
b.16 Feb 1871
d.23 Mar 1946
m. 30 Apr 1861
  1. Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby1867 - 1935
  2. Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede1871 - 1946
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Name Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Feb 1871
Death[1] 23 Mar 1946
Reference Number? Q336479?


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Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (16 February 1871 – 23 March 1946), was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria and Mary Elizabeth Bulteel, daughter of John Crocker Bulteel. He was also the great-grandson of The 3rd Earl of Bessborough, The 3rd Earl of Bathurst and The 2nd Earl Grey. The 1st Baron Sysonby was his elder brother.

Ponsonby is often quoted as the author of the dictum "When war is declared, truth is the first casualty", published in his book Falsehood in War-time, Containing an Assortment of Lies Circulated Throughout the Nations During the Great War (1928). However, he uses this phrase in quotation marks as an epigram at the start of the book and does not present it as his own words. Its likely origin is the almost identical line spoken in 1917 by the United States Senator Hiram Johnson: "The first casualty when war comes is truth".

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.