Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Pakenham | |
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Member of Parliament for Antrim | |
In office 1852–1854 Serving with
George Macartney | |
Preceded by |
Nathaniel Alexander Edmund Workman-Macnaghten |
Succeeded by |
Thomas Pakenham George Macartney |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1819 |
Died | 5 November 1854 Inkerman, Turkey | (aged 35)
Political party | Conservative |
Relations | Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (grandfather) |
Parent(s) |
Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham Emily Stapleton |
Residence | Langford Lodge |
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Pakenham (September 1819 – 5 November 1854) [1] was an Irish soldier and Conservative Party politician from County Antrim. He served for two years as a Member of Parliament (MP), until his death in the Crimean War.
Pakenham was the eldest son of Emily ( née Stapleton) Pakenham and Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham (1781–1850), [2] a lieutenant-general of the British Army who served as aide-de-camp to King William IV. [3] From his father, he inherited Langford Lodge in County Antrim, which later became RAF Langford Lodge. [4]
His mother was the fourth daughter of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 6th Baronet, 12th Baron le Despencer. [5] His paternal grandfather was Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and, the former, Hon. Catherine Rowley (a daughter of Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford and Hercules Langford Rowley, MP. [2] His aunt, Catherine was the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. [6] His uncle Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford married Lady Georgiana Lygon (a daughter of William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp). Another uncle, Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Edward Pakenham, served as MP for Longford Borough and was killed in action at the Battle of New Orleans. [5] His uncle, Very Rev. Hon. Henry Pakenham was the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, and his aunt, Hon. Caroline Penelope Pakenham, married Henry Hamilton (eldest son of Sackville Hamilton). [5]
Pakenham joined the British Army, becoming an officer in the Grenadier Guards in 1838, [7] and later rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. [4]
At the 1852 general election, Pakenham was elected unopposed as one of the two MPs for Antrim. [8] [9]
Pakenham was killed in Inkerman, Turkey at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in 1854. [10] His brother, Robert, at the relief of Lucknow in 1857.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Pakenham | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Antrim | |
In office 1852–1854 Serving with
George Macartney | |
Preceded by |
Nathaniel Alexander Edmund Workman-Macnaghten |
Succeeded by |
Thomas Pakenham George Macartney |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1819 |
Died | 5 November 1854 Inkerman, Turkey | (aged 35)
Political party | Conservative |
Relations | Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (grandfather) |
Parent(s) |
Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham Emily Stapleton |
Residence | Langford Lodge |
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Pakenham (September 1819 – 5 November 1854) [1] was an Irish soldier and Conservative Party politician from County Antrim. He served for two years as a Member of Parliament (MP), until his death in the Crimean War.
Pakenham was the eldest son of Emily ( née Stapleton) Pakenham and Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham (1781–1850), [2] a lieutenant-general of the British Army who served as aide-de-camp to King William IV. [3] From his father, he inherited Langford Lodge in County Antrim, which later became RAF Langford Lodge. [4]
His mother was the fourth daughter of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 6th Baronet, 12th Baron le Despencer. [5] His paternal grandfather was Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and, the former, Hon. Catherine Rowley (a daughter of Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford and Hercules Langford Rowley, MP. [2] His aunt, Catherine was the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. [6] His uncle Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford married Lady Georgiana Lygon (a daughter of William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp). Another uncle, Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Edward Pakenham, served as MP for Longford Borough and was killed in action at the Battle of New Orleans. [5] His uncle, Very Rev. Hon. Henry Pakenham was the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, and his aunt, Hon. Caroline Penelope Pakenham, married Henry Hamilton (eldest son of Sackville Hamilton). [5]
Pakenham joined the British Army, becoming an officer in the Grenadier Guards in 1838, [7] and later rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. [4]
At the 1852 general election, Pakenham was elected unopposed as one of the two MPs for Antrim. [8] [9]
Pakenham was killed in Inkerman, Turkey at the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in 1854. [10] His brother, Robert, at the relief of Lucknow in 1857.