Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Edward. Longford's second son William, who eventually succeeded in the earldom, was a general in the British Army. The Countess of Longford survived her husband by over 40 years and died in February 1880. 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. Pakenham was the eldest son of Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford, by Catherine Rowley, daughter of Hercules Rowley. His sister, the Honourable Catherine Pakenham, was the
Pakenham, Victoria Living & Learning Pakenham Inc Pakenham, Victoria Pakenham is a satellite suburb of Melbourne on the edge of the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Pakenham recorded a population of 46,421 at the 2016 Census. Pakenham has become a major growth area in south-eastern Melbourne as new housing developments have boosted its population and infrastructure, as exemplified in the development of the Lakeside, Heritage Springs & Cardinia Lakes estates. Pakenham was named after Sir Edward Pakenham, a British general who fought in the Peninsular War.