Background
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.
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.
He fought in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Fenian raids in 1866. He remained Member of Parliament until 1865. He became Commander of 1st Infantry Brigade in February 1878 and General Officer Commanding Western District in 1880.
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.
16th United Kingdom Parliament. 17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament.