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]
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thomas, pakenham, british, army, officer, lieutenant, general, thomas, henry, pakenham, june, 1826, february, 1913, irish, conservative, politician, british, army, officer, thomas, pakenhamborn26, june, 1826dublindied20, february, 1913, 1913, aged, allegiance,. 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 Thomas PakenhamBorn26 June 1826DublinDied20 February 1913 1913 02 21 aged 86 Allegiance United KingdomService wbr branch British ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldWestern DistrictBattles warsCrimean WarFenian raidsAwardsCompanion of the Order of the BathMilitary career EditA 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 Edit a b Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with A part 2 a b The Handbook of the Court the Peerage and the House of Commons 1862 p 148 a b c Lt Gen Thomas Henry Pakenham thepeerage com Retrieved 22 November 2015 Army Commands PDF Retrieved 21 November 2015 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Thomas PakenhamParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byEdward PakenhamGeorge Hume Macartney Member of Parliament for Antrim1854 1865 With George Hume Macartney 1854 1859George Upton 1859 1863Edward O Neill 1863 1865 Succeeded byEdward O NeillHenry SeymourMilitary officesPreceded byLeicester Smyth GOC Western District1880 1883 Succeeded byJames Sayer This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1820s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Pakenham British Army officer amp oldid 1101718897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
