Английская Википедия:Edward William Pakenham

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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.

Early life

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]

Career

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.

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Rayment-hc
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite DNB Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Pakenham, Eliza. Tom, Ned and Kitty: An Intimate Portrait of an Irish Family. Phoenix, 2008.
  7. ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
  8. ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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