Jack Talbot-Ponsonby
British equestrian
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Talbot-Ponsonby (10 March 1907 – 29 December 1969), better known as Jack Talbot-Ponsonby, was a British equestrian.
FullnameJohn Arthur Talbot-Ponsonby
NationalityBritish
Born10 March 1907
Naas, Ireland
Died29 December 1969 (aged 62)
Broughton, Oxfordshire, England
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Arthur Talbot-Ponsonby |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 March 1907 Naas, Ireland |
| Died | 29 December 1969 (aged 62) Broughton, Oxfordshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Life
The only son of Major Edward Talbot-Ponsonby (1872–1946) and Marion Theodora née Nicholson (1873–1970), he was educated at Harrow School and Sandhurst.
Talbot-Ponsonby was commissioned into the 7th Hussars,[1] before competing in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
A cadet of the Earls of Shrewsbury, his father was the eldest surviving son of Admiral Sir Charles Talbot and the Hon. Charlotte Ponsonby.
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