William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford

General The Right Honourable

The Earl of Longford

GCB DL JP
Born31 January 1819 (1819-01-31)
County Westmeath, Ireland
Died19 April 1887(1887-04-19) (aged 68)
London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RankGeneral
ConflictsCrimean War
Indian Rebellion
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford, GCB, DL, JP (31 January 1819 – 19 April 1887), styled The Honourable William Pakenham before 1860, was an Anglo-Irish hereditary peer, soldier and Conservative politician.

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