Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (1 April 1743 – 3 June 1792) was an
Irish
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sailor
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and
landowner.
Early life
Pakenham was the son of
Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford and
Elizabeth Cuffe, 1st Countess of Longford
Earl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.
History
The title was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford, Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford, in 1677, with remainder to his ...
. His parents had seven children, including
Sir Thomas Pakenham, a
Royal Navy
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officer.
His father was the eldest son and heir of
Edward Pakenham
Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, (19 March 1778 – 8 January 1815), was a British Army officer and politician. He was the son of the Baron Longford and the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Penin ...
MP of Pakenham Hall (son of
Sir Thomas Pakenham) and Margaret Bradestan (daughter and heiress of John Bradestan). His mother was the daughter and sole heiress of
Michael Cuffe
Michael Cuffe (1694 – 24 July 1744) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
The son of Francis Cuffe by his wife Honora, daughter of Archbishop Michael Boyle, his paternal grandmother was the sister of Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford.
M ...
MP (second son and sole heir of
Francis Cuffe), and Frances (
née Sandford) Cuffe (a daughter of Henry Sandford of Castlereagh).
Longford was educated at
Kilkenny College
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and joined the
Royal Navy
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at the age of sixteen.
Career
He served during the
Seven Years' War
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taking part in naval engagements off the coasts of
West Africa
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and
North America. He was captured by the Spanish near the end of the war and held for over a year. After he returned home following the
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he briefly represented
County Longford in the
Irish House of Commons
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between 1765 and 1766.
In 1776, he inherited his father's title and seat in the
Irish House of Lords
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It was modelled on the House of Lords of England, with membe ...
. In January 1778 he returned to active service during the
American War of Independence, serving in the
English Channel
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and
Mediterranean Sea
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. He returned home in 1782 having earned around £5,000 in
prize money
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.
Personal life
In 1768, Lord Longford married Hon. Catherine Rowley, daughter of
Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford
Viscount Langford, of Longford Lodge, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 19 February 1766 for Elizabeth Rowley. She was made Baroness of Summerhill at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. She was the wife of Hercule ...
and
Hercules Langford Rowley
Hercules Langford Rowley PC ( – 25 March 1794) was an Irish politician and landowner.
Early life
Rowley was born . He was the only son of Frances ( née Upton) Rowley and Hercules Rowley, a Member of Parliament for County Londonderry from 17 ...
MP. He was the owner of
Pakenham Hall Castle in
County Westmeath, which he systematically improved during his lifetime. Catherine and Edward had a number of children including:
* Hon.
Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham (1773–1831), who married the
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish soldier and Tories (British political party), Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of Uni ...
.
[Pakenham, Eliza. ''Tom, Ned and Kitty: An Intimate Portrait of an Irish Family''. Phoenix, 2008.]
*
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford, (14 May 1774 – 28 May 1835), known as The Lord Longford between 1792 and 1794, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
Background
Pakenham was the eldest son of Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford, by Catherine Rowle ...
(1774–1835), who married Lady Georgiana Emma Charlotte Lygon, daughter of
William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp.
* Maj.-Gen. Hon.
Sir Edward Pakenham
Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, (19 March 1778 – 8 January 1815), was a British Army officer and politician. He was the son of the Baron Longford and the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Peni ...
(1778–1815), who served as MP for
Longford Borough and was killed in action at the Battle of New Orleans.
* Lt.-Gen. Hon.
Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham (1781–1850), a lieutenant-general of the
British Army
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and was brevet colonel and ''
aide-de-camp'' to
William IV
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.
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/ref> He married Emily Stapleton, the fourth daughter of Sir Thomas Stapleton, 6th Baronet, 12th Baron le Despencer.
* Capt. Hon. William Pakenham (d. 1811), a member of the Royal Navy
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who drowned in 1811.
* Very Rev. Hon. Henry Pakenham (1787–1863), the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral
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who married Eliza Catherine Sandford (d. 1867), sister and co-heiress of Henry Sandford, 2nd Baron Mount Sandford
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* Portuguese royalty
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.
* Hon. Elizabeth Pakenham (d. 1851), who married Henry Stewart of Trycallen in 1793.
* Hon. Helen Pakenham (d. 1807), who married James Hamilton (d. 1805), eldest son of John Hamilton of Brown Hall, in 1799.
* Hon. Caroline Penelope Pakenham (d. 1854), who married Henry Hamilton (d. 1850), eldest son of Sackville Hamilton, in 1808.
Langford died in June 1792, aged 49, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas
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, who in 1794 also succeeded his grandmother in the earldom of Longford.
References
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1743 births
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