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[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Thomas Henry Pakenham''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|CB|DL|JP}} (26 June 1826 – 20 February 1913) was an Irish [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and [[British Army]] officer.<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|a|2|date=March 2012}}</ref><ref name="handbook">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AecNAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=snippet&q=pakenham%20antrim&f=false|title=The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons|page=148|year=1862|accessdate=2010-08-16}}</ref>
[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Thomas Henry Pakenham''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|CB|DL|JP}} (26 June 1826 – 20 February 1913) was an Irish [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and [[British Army]] officer.<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|a|2|date=March 2012}}</ref><ref name="handbook">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AecNAAAAQAAJ&q=pakenham+antrim|title=The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons|page=148|year=1862}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
A member of the Pakenham family headed by the [[Earl of Longford]], he was the son of the Honourable [[Hercules Robert Pakenham|Sir Hercules Pakenham]] and the Honourable Emily Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th [[Baron le Despencer]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p3783.htm#i37826|publisher= thepeerage.com|title= Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> He fought in the [[Crimean War]] in 1854 and in the [[Fenian raids]] in 1866.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> He was first elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] in 1854, succeeding his brother [[Edward William Pakenham|Edward Pakenham]], who was killed at the [[Battle of Inkerman]].<ref name="handbook"/> He remained MP until 1865.<ref name="rayment"/> He became Commander of 1st Infantry Brigade in February 1878 and General Officer Commanding [[Western District (British Army)|Western District]] in 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref>
A member of the Pakenham family headed by the [[Earl of Longford]], he was the son of the Honourable [[Hercules Robert Pakenham|Sir Hercules Pakenham]] and the Honourable Emily Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th [[Baron le Despencer]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p3783.htm#i37826|publisher= thepeerage.com|title= Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> He fought in the [[Crimean War]] in 1854 and in the [[Fenian raids]] in 1866.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> He was first elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] in 1854, succeeding his brother [[Edward William Pakenham|Edward Pakenham]], who was killed at the [[Battle of Inkerman]].<ref name="handbook"/> He remained MP until 1865.<ref name="rayment"/> He became Commander of 1st Infantry Brigade in February 1878 and General Officer Commanding [[Western District (British Army)|Western District]] in 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref>


Pakenham married Elizabeth Staples Clarke, daughter of William Clarke, of [[New York City]], in 1862. They had two sons, [[Hercules Pakenham]] and Major Harry Francis Pakenham. Pakenham died in February 1913, aged 86. His wife died in February 1919.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/>
Pakenham married Elizabeth Staples Clarke, daughter of William Clarke, of [[New York City]], in 1862. They had two sons, [[Hercules Pakenham]] and Major Harry Francis Pakenham. Pakenham died in February 1913, aged 86. His wife died in February 1919.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/>
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 1 August 2022

Thomas Pakenham
Born26 June 1826
Dublin
Died20 February 1913 (1913-02-21) (aged 86)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsWestern District
Battles / warsCrimean War
Fenian raids
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Thomas Henry Pakenham CB DL JP (26 June 1826 – 20 February 1913) was an Irish Conservative politician and British Army officer.[1][2]

Military career

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A member of the Pakenham family headed by the Earl of Longford, he was the son of the Honourable Sir Hercules Pakenham and the Honourable Emily Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron le Despencer.[3] He fought in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Fenian raids in 1866.[3] He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Antrim in 1854, succeeding his brother Edward Pakenham, who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman.[2] He remained MP until 1865.[1] He became Commander of 1st Infantry Brigade in February 1878 and General Officer Commanding Western District in 1880.[4]

Pakenham married Elizabeth Staples Clarke, daughter of William Clarke, of New York City, in 1862. They had two sons, Hercules Pakenham and Major Harry Francis Pakenham. Pakenham died in February 1913, aged 86. His wife died in February 1919.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 148.
  3. ^ a b c "Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Antrim
1854–1865
With: George Hume Macartney 1854–1859
George Upton 1859–1863
Edward O'Neill 1863–1865 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Western District
1880–1883 		Succeeded by


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