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
Thomas Pakenham (British Army officer) at the Battle of Inkerman. He remained MP 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. His wife died in February 1919. Thomas Pakenham (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General Thomas Henry Pakenham CB, DL, JP (26 June 1826 – 20 February 1913) was an Irish Conservative politician and British Army officer. A member of the Pakenham