Background
He is the son of The 7th Earl of Longford, a Labour minister, and Elizabeth Longford.
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(This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798...)
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He is the son of The 7th Earl of Longford, a Labour minister, and Elizabeth Longford.
Magdalen College.
Kevin Pakenham, who currently works in the City of London. He is also the cousin of Labour deputy leader, Harriet Harman. Thomas Pakenham, Lord Longford, does not use his title and did not use his courtesy title before succeeding his father.
However, he has not disclaimed his British titles under the Peerage Acting 1963, and the Irish peerages cannot be disclaimed as they are not covered by the Acting.
Following the House of Lords Acting 1999 he is not entitled, as a hereditary peer, to sit in the House of Lords. His father was created a life peer in addition to his hereditary titles in order to be able to retain his seat in the upper house.
Lady Anna Maria Pakenham, b. 26 July 1965
Lady Eliza Pakenham, b.
3 November 1966
Edward Melchior Pakenham, Lord Silchester, b.
6 January 1970
The Honorary Frederick Augustus Pakenham, b. 27 November 1971
After graduating from Belvedere College and Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1955, Thomas Pakenham travelled to Ethiopia, a trip which is described in his first book The Mountains of Rasselas.
On returning to Britain, he worked on the editorial staff of the Times Educational Supplement and later for The Sunday Telegraph and The Observer.
He currently divides his time between London and County Westmeath, Ireland, where he is the chairman of the Irish Tree Society and honorary custodian of Tullynally Castle.
(Now available for the first time in trade paperback: the ...)
(This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798...)
(This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798...)