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  Earl of Longford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their niece, Elizabeth Cuffe, married Thomas Pakenham (of Pakenham Hall, County Westmeath) in 1739 and in 1756 he was created Baron Longford.
In 1785 Elizabeth was raised to the rank of Countess of Longford and on her death in 1792 her grandson (who had already acceded to the title of 3rd Baron Longford on the death of his father in 1792) became Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford.
The 7th Earl of Longford was created a life peer as Baron Pakenham of Cowley so that he could retain his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act of 1999.
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 Earl of Longford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Earldom and Barony of Longford are in the Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining Baronies are in the Peerage of the UK.
The ancestoral home of the Pakenham family, Earls of Longford was renamed Tullynally castle by the current owner, Thomas Pakenham.
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford (1774-1835), elected a Representative Peer in 1800
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 Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford KP, MVO, OC (1864 - August 21, 1915), born in Dublin, Ireland.
With the rank of brigadier general, Pakenham commanded the 2nd (South Midland) Brigade of the British 2nd Mounted Division, a yeomanry unit, during World War I.
Pakenham's body was never recovered as the British made no further advances before the evacuation of Suvla on December 20.
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Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (December 5, 1905 - August 3, 2001), better known to the British press simply as Lord Longford, or as the author Frank Pakenham, was a politician, author, and social reformer.
The second son of the 5th Earl of Longford, he was educated at Eton and at the University of Oxford, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Harman, and graduated with a First in Modern Greats.
Lord Longford, as the recipient of a hereditary peerage of first creation (from his creation as Baron Pakenham), was, along with others in the same situation, made a life peer so that he could retain his seat in the Lords.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
The second son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, he was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, where, despite having failed to be awarded a scholarship, he graduated with a first-class honours degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (also called Modern Greats).
Longford also came to greatly admire Eamon de Valera and was chosen as the co-author of his official biography Eamon de Valera which was published in 1970 and which was co-written by Thomas P. O'Neill.
Lord Longford, as the recipient of a hereditary peerage of first creation (from his creation as Baron Pakenham), was, along with many others in the same situation, made a life peer so that he could retain his seat in the Lords.
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 Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
At the age of 25, Pakenham joined the Conservative Research Department where he developed Education policy for the Conservative Party, but was soon convinced to become a socialist, partly by his future wife, whom he married on November 3, 1931.
In 1945 he was created Baron Pakenham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and in 1961 he inherited from his brother the Irish titles of Earl of Longford and Baron Longford and the UK title of Baron Silchester.
Lord Longford, as the recipient of a hereditary peerage of first creation (from his creation as Baron Pakenham), was, along with many others in the same situation, made a life peer so that he could retain his seat in the Lords.
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 Earl of Longford
Their niece, Elizabeth Cuffe, married Thomas Pakenham in 1739 and in 1756 he was created Baron of Longford.
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford[?], 3rd Baron Longford (1774-1835)
Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, Baron Pakenham of Cowley (1905-2001)
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 CNN.com - Campaigning Lord Longford dies - August 3, 2001
The 7th Earl of Longford, Francis Aungier Pakenham, served as leader of the house of Lords from 1964 to 1968 and held a number of ministerial posts.
Longford was also an outspoken critic of the British press and once said it was "trembling on the brink of obscenity." He also campaigned vociferously against pornography.
Longford was born December 5, 1905, the second son of the 5th Earl of Longford and great-great grandson of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.
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 thePeerage.com - Christine Patti Trew and others
She married Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford, son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 18 July 1925.
She married Sir Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 3 November 1931.
She is the daughter of Sir Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford and Elizabeth Harman.
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 Thomas Pakenham
Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born August 14, 1933) is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has authored several prize winning books on the diverse subjects of Victorian and post-Victorian British history and trees.
He is the son of Frank Pakenham, a Labour minister and human rights campaigner, and Elizabeth Longford; his sister, Antonia Fraser, is also a writer.
Thomas Pakenham does not use his title and did not use his courtesy title before succeeding his father.
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 Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of ...
At the age of 25, he joined the Conservative Party, but was soon convinced to become a socialist, partly by his future wife, whom he then married on November 3, 1931.
Lord Longford was one of a number of long-standing active memebers of the house who were made life peers allowing them retain their seats.
He and his wife, who died in October 2002 at the age of 96, had eight children, among them the writers Antonia Fraser, Rachel Billington[?], and Thomas Pakenham[?].
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 Earl of Longford -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The 7th Earl of Longford was created a (A British peer whose title lapses at death) life peer as Baron Pakenham of Cowley so that he could retain his seat in the (The upper house of the British parliament) House of Lords after the House of Lords Act of 1999.
The Earldom and Barony of Longford are in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Ireland) Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining Baronies are in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of the UK) Peerage of the UK
Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford (d.1700) (became Earl of Longford in 1677)
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 Read about Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1945 he was created Baron Pakenham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and in 1961 he inherited from his brother the
Irish titles of Earl of Longford and Baron Longford and the UK title of Baron Silchester.
Lord Longford, as the recipient of a hereditary peerage of first creation (from his creation as Baron Pakenham), was, along with many others in the same situation, made a
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 Boer War - Thomas Pakenham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Thomas Pakenham,2nd Earl of Longford (1774-1835), elected a Representative Peer in 1800
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 Francis Aungier Pakenham, The Earl of Longford, 95
Francis Aungier Pakenham, The Earl of Longford, 95
Lord Longford's persistent crusades overshadowed his political career, and in later years it was largely forgotten that he had served as leader of the House of Lords from 1964 to 1968, and had held other ministerial posts.
Lord Longford was made a Knight of the Garter, one of the country's highest honors, in 1972.
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 Tullynally Castle and Gardens - Castlepollard, Ireland - Irish Castle - Earls of Longford - Pakenham Family - Gothic ...
In 1740, Thomas Pakenham wooed and won an heiress from Longford and aquired her estates and family title.
The 3rd Earl finally completed the pile, adding a further six hundred feet of battlements, a servants hall for forty, and an immense kitchen with cast-iron range, and coronetted copper pots large enough to serve a hundred or more at dinner when the Viceroy came to stay.
Today, the present owner, Thomas Pakenham and his wife, welcome visitors to Tullynally, both as their own home, and as a magnificent example of the Irish castle as it was in the days of the Duke of Wellington and Daniel O'Connell.
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 Tullynally Castle and Gardens - Castlepollard, Ireland - Irish Castle - Earls of Longford - Pakenham Family - Gothic ...
In 1740, Thomas Pakenham wooed and won an heiress from Longford and aquired her estates and family title.
Preserved at Tullynally are some tragic mementos of the battle - Pakenham's last hastily written battle orders for the doomed men, the musket ball that killed him and the Duke of Wellington's letter regretting his death in such a cause.
It is true that a private gas-works was installed by the 4th Earl, and a water turbine by the 5th.
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 Thomas Pakenham - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham (born August 14, 1933) is an Anglo-Irish historian and author of several prize winning non-fiction books.
He is also known as Thomas Pakenham, Lord Longford, the 8th Earl of Longford.
Thomas Pakenham was born in 1933 and educated in Dublin, Oxford and York.
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 thePeerage.com - Kevin Billington and others
     Kevin Billington married Lady Rachel Mary Pakenham, daughter of Sir Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford and Elizabeth Harman, on 16 December 1967.
She was the daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers.
He married Lady Margaret Pansey Felicia Pakenham, daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 15 August 1928.
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 Pakenham Genealogy Pt 1
Knight of the Shire for Longford 11/1765 Privy Councilor 1/1777.
Pakenham's general advance on 28 December was brought to a halt some 750 yards in front of this position; and there, under bombardment, rain and sleet lay the troops.
Elected Knight of the shire for the county of Longford 7/1768.
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 Earl of Longford - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl of Longford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Earl of Longford - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl of Longford.
Here you will find more informations about Earl of Longford.
The Earldom and Barony of Longford are in the Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining Baronies are in the Peerage of the UK Barons Aungier of Longford (1621)
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 Longford, Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th earl of --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The son of the 5th earl of Longford, he was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, …
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Thomas Sackville, the 1st earl of Dorset, and an English statesman, poet, and dramatist, is remembered largely for his share in two achievements of significance in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama: the collection Mirror for Magistrates (1563), probably the most important work between the periods of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser, and the...
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 Encyclopedia: Botany
Thomas, B.A.: The evolution of plants and flowers St Martin's Press 1981 ISBN 0312272715
David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933 in London, England) is an English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner.
This article or section should be merged with Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford For the brigadier general of the same name, see Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford.
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 Why did Lord Longford always champion Myra Hindley? in The AnswerBank: People & Places
Young Frank Pakenham was regarded as one of the Conservative Party's bright young hopefuls.
Longford waded in to their defence and received a bad beating.
The new earl is Thomas Pakenham, who was studying exotic trees in a remote area of Madagascar, unaware that his father had died.
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 Seattle Arts & Lectures - Antonia Fraser
Her father, Frank Pakenham, seventh Earl of Longford, was an Oxford don, a prolific writer, and later a politician; her mother, Elizabeth Pakenham, Lady Longford, has more than a dozen titles to her credit.
In the 1960s Lady Longford was approached with the idea of writing a biography of Mary Queen of Scots.
As a single woman with a handsome fortune at her disposal and a convenient widowed sister to provide domestic respectability, Anne was also able to play a crucial part in renting houses in which Jesuits might gather in safety.
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 Longford --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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Longford, Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th earl of
Baron Longford, Baron Silchester Of Silchester theatre patron and playwright who is best-remembered as the director of the Gate Theatre in Dublin.
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Lady Violet Powell (daughter of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford) died on 12 January.
Charles George Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (b.6 Oct 1965, son and heir of the 7th Earl of Portarlington) married Clare Garside (daughter of Mr and Mrs Rodney Garside) at Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, on 16 March.
She was daughter of the 5th Earl Grey and had married in 1935 Evelyn Baring, who was made a peer as Lord Howick of Glendale.
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 Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th earl of Longford --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Longford succeeded to the earldom in 1915 and was educated at the University of Oxford (B.A., 1925; M.A., 1928).
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He was the grandson of the 5th earl, Archibald Douglas (c.
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