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| '''Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford''' (born 14 August 1933), known simply as '''Thomas Pakenham''', is an ] historian and ] who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of ] and post-Victorian ] and ]s. He is the son of ], a ] ] and ] campaigner, and ]. He has seven siblings , among them Lady ], a writer who was married to playwright ]; Lady ], also a writer and married to director ]; ], a poet; and Kevin Pakenham, who currently works in the ]. | |||
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| | honorific prefix = ] | |||
| | name = The Earl of Longford | |||
| | image = ] ] | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|8|14|df=y}} | |||
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| | tenure = 3 August 2001 – present | |||
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| | parents = ]<br>] | |||
| | spouse = {{marriage|Valerie Susan Scott <br>|1964| |end= }} | |||
| | issue = 4 | |||
| | birth_name = Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham | |||
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| '''Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford''' (born 14 August 1933), known simply as '''Thomas Pakenham''', is an ] historian and ] who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of ], ] and post-Victorian ], and trees. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Thomas Pakenham does not use his title and did not use his courtesy title before succeeding his father. However, he has not disclaimed his British titles under the ], and the Irish peerages cannot be disclaimed as they are not covered by the Act. He is unable to sit in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer as his father had, due to the ] (though his father was created a life peer in addition to his hereditary title in order to be able to retain his seat). | |||
| Pakenham is the eldest son of ] (Frank Longford), a ] ], and the author ].<ref name=BP>'']'', vol. 2 (2003), p. 2395.</ref> | |||
| He has seven siblings, among them the award-winning historian and biographer ] ] (who is the widow of playwright ]); ], also a writer (and the widow of the director ]); ], a poet; and ] Kevin Pakenham,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakenhampartners.com/partners/kevin-j-pakenham/|title=Kevin Pakenham {{!}} Pakenham Partners Limited|website=pakenhampartners.com|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> who worked in the ]. He is also a cousin of the former Labour deputy leader ]. | |||
| He married Valerie Susan Scott in 1964 and they have four children: | |||
| Thomas Pakenham does not use his title of ] and, before succeeding his father, did not use his ]. However, he has not disclaimed his British titles of Baron Silchester and Baron Pakenham under the ], and his Irish earldom cannot be disclaimed, as it is not covered by the Act. | |||
| ⚫ | * Lady Anna Maria Pakenham, b. 26 July 1965 | ||
| ⚫ | * Lady Eliza Pakenham, b. 3 November 1966 | ||
| Following the ], he is not entitled, as a ], to automatically sit in the ]. His father was created a ] in addition to his hereditary titles in order to be able to retain his seat in the upper house. | |||
| ⚫ | * Edward Melchior Pakenham, Lord Silchester, b. 6 January 1970 | ||
| ⚫ | * Hon. Frederick Augustus Pakenham, b. 27 November 1971 | ||
| ==Family== | |||
| In 1964, Pakenham married Valerie Susan McNair Scott, daughter of ] Ronald Guthrie McNair Scott and the Hon. Mary Cecilia Berry, daughter of ]. They have four children:<ref name=BP/> | |||
| ⚫ | * Lady Anna Maria Pakenham, b. 26 July 1965 | ||
| ⚫ | * Lady Eliza Pakenham, b. 3 November 1966 | ||
| ⚫ | * Edward Melchior Pakenham, Lord Silchester, b. 6 January 1970. Lord Silchester is usually known as Ned Silchester or Ned Pakenham | ||
| ⚫ | * ] Frederick Augustus Pakenham, b. 27 November 1971 | ||
| Valerie Pakenham, ] of Longford, died on 22 January 2023 at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/deaths/1017754/deaths-in-longford-monday-january-23-2023.html |title=Deaths in Longford - Monday, January 23, 2023 |website=longfordleader.ie |author=Longford Leader Reporter |publisher=Iconic Media |date=23 Jan 2023}}. Obituary for Valerie Pakenham (née McNair Scott), Tullynally, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath.</ref> | |||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Pakenham was educated at ], a private ] school in ], and ]. After graduating in 1955, he travelled around ], a journey that he described in his first book, ''The Mountains of Rasselas'' (1959). After returning to Britain, he worked on the editorial staff of the '']'', and later for '']'' and '']''. He now divides his time between ] and ], Ireland, where he is the Chairman of the ] and honorary custodian of ]. | |||
| Pakenham owned ] until 1966, when he sold it to Longford Sports Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|title=Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1966) March edition|newspaper=Greyhound Star}}</ref> | |||
| ==The Scramble for Africa== | |||
| ''The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912'' is a comprehensive and popular history of the ]. The book's central theme is the contrast between the humanitarian motives of ], and the profit-taking of ], and how the different players dealt with the conflict. The book addresses underlying motives and economics, without losing sight of the individuals whose personalities and actions drove much of the Scramble. It has been reprinted a number of times since its first appearance in 1990. | |||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| * ''The Mountains of Rasselas: An Ethiopian Adventure'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1959. (reprinted with updated photographs, 1998). | |||
| Books authored or co-authored by Thomas Pakenham: | |||
| ⚫ | * ''The Year of Liberty: The History of the ]'', Hodder & Stoughton, 1969. | ||
| * {{Cite book |first=Thomas |last=Pakenham |title=The ] |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |location=London |date=1979 |isbn=029777395X |oclc=905293995}} | |||
| ⚫ | * '']'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991. (winner of the ] and the ]). | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Meetings with Remarkable Trees'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996. (made into a radio series and a television series under the same title). | ||
| ⚫ | * ''Remarkable Trees of the World'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. | ||
| ⚫ | * ''The Remarkable ]'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. | ||
| * ''The Company of Trees: A Year in a Lifetime's Quest'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *''The Mountains of Rasselas: Ethiopian Adventure'' ISBN 0-297-82369-8 | |||
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| ⚫ | *''The Year of Liberty: The History of the ]'' |
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| *''The Boer War'' (]) ISBN 0-349-10466-2 (winner of ]) | |||
| ⚫ | *''The Scramble for Africa |
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| ⚫ | *''Meetings with Remarkable Trees'' |
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| ⚫ | *''Remarkable Trees of the World'' |
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| ⚫ | *''Remarkable ]'' |
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 2 January 2025
Anglo-Irish historian and arborist (born 1933)
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Longford | |
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| Earl of Longford | |
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| Tenure | 3 August 2001 – present |
| Predecessor | Frank Longford |
| Born | Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham (1933-08-14) 14 August 1933 (age 91) |
| Spouse(s) |
Valerie Susan Scott (after 1964) |
| Issue | 4 |
| Parents | The 7th Earl of Longford Elizabeth Harman |
Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born 14 August 1933), known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.
Background
Pakenham is the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Longford (Frank Longford), a Labour government minister, and the author Elizabeth Longford.
He has seven siblings, among them the award-winning historian and biographer Lady Antonia Fraser (who is the widow of playwright Harold Pinter); Lady Rachel Billington, also a writer (and the widow of the director Kevin Billington); Lady Judith Kazantzis, a poet; and The Hon. Kevin Pakenham, who worked in the City of London. He is also a cousin of the former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman.
Thomas Pakenham does not use his title of Earl of Longford and, before succeeding his father, did not use his courtesy title. However, he has not disclaimed his British titles of Baron Silchester and Baron Pakenham under the Peerage Act 1963, and his Irish earldom cannot be disclaimed, as it is not covered by the Act.
Following the House of Lords Act 1999, he is not entitled, as a hereditary peer, to automatically sit in the House of Lords. His father was created a life peer in addition to his hereditary titles in order to be able to retain his seat in the upper house.
Family
In 1964, Pakenham married Valerie Susan McNair Scott, daughter of Major Ronald Guthrie McNair Scott and the Hon. Mary Cecilia Berry, daughter of the 1st Viscount Camrose. They have four children:
- Lady Anna Maria Pakenham, b. 26 July 1965
- Lady Eliza Pakenham, b. 3 November 1966
- Edward Melchior Pakenham, Lord Silchester, b. 6 January 1970. Lord Silchester is usually known as Ned Silchester or Ned Pakenham
- The Hon. Frederick Augustus Pakenham, b. 27 November 1971
Valerie Pakenham, Countess of Longford, died on 22 January 2023 at the age of 83.
Biography
Pakenham was educated at Belvedere College, a private Jesuit school in Dublin, and Magdalen College, Oxford. After graduating in 1955, he travelled around Ethiopia, a journey that he described in his first book, The Mountains of Rasselas (1959). After returning to Britain, he worked on the editorial staff of the Times Educational Supplement, and later for The Sunday Telegraph and The Observer. He now divides his time between London and County Westmeath, Ireland, where he is the Chairman of the Irish Tree Society and honorary custodian of Tullynally Castle.
Pakenham owned Longford Greyhound Stadium until 1966, when he sold it to Longford Sports Ltd.
Bibliography
- The Mountains of Rasselas: An Ethiopian Adventure, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1959. (reprinted with updated photographs, 1998).
- The Year of Liberty: The History of the Great Irish Rebellion of 1798, Hodder & Stoughton, 1969.
- Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 029777395X. OCLC 905293995.
- The Scramble for Africa, 1876-1912, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991. (winner of the WH Smith Literary Award and the Alan Paton Award).
- Meetings with Remarkable Trees, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996. (made into a radio series and a television series under the same title).
- Remarkable Trees of the World, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002.
- The Remarkable Baobab, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.
- The Company of Trees: A Year in a Lifetime's Quest, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage, vol. 2 (2003), p. 2395.
- "Kevin Pakenham | Pakenham Partners Limited". pakenhampartners.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- Longford Leader Reporter (23 January 2023). "Deaths in Longford - Monday, January 23, 2023". longfordleader.ie. Iconic Media.. Obituary for Valerie Pakenham (née McNair Scott), Tullynally, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath.
- "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1966) March edition". Greyhound Star.
External links
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded byFrank Pakenham | Earl of Longford 2001– |
Incumbent Heir: Edward Pakenham, Lord Silchester |
