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.
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 (aged 35) Inkerman, Turkey |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham Emily Stapleton |
| Residence | Langford Lodge |
Early life
editPakenham 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]
Career
editPakenham 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.