Gen.
William
Lygon
"4th Earl of Longford"
Pakenham
KCB DL JP
Born in County Westmeath, Ireland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Edward Michael Pakenham, Thomas Alexander Pakenham, Georgiana Sophia (Pakenham) Cecil and Katherine Felicia (Pakenham) Evans-Freke
Husband of
Selina (Rice-Trevor) Pakenham
— married
12 Nov 1862 in London, England
Descendants 
Father of
Georgiana Frances Henrietta (Pakenham) Gough, Thomas Pakenham, William Pakenham, Edward Michael Pakenham and Katherine Louisa (Pakenham) Vane
Died
at age 68
in London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2018
This page has been accessed 386 times.
Biography
William was born on 31 January 1819 in Westmeath County, Ireland.The son of Thomas Pakenham Pakenham-78 and Georgina Emma Charlotte Lygon Lygon-96
William was educated at Winchester College, and enterred the Army in 1837 After sercice in both the Crimea War, and the Indian Reellion he became Adjutant- General in India in November 1856. He was also Colonel of the North Humberland Fussiliers from 1878 until his death.
William married Selina Rice-Trevor Rice-Trevor-5 in London, England on 12 November, 1862.
They had five children.
William led a busy Public Life, suceeding to the Earldom in 1860 on his brothers death, he was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1861,and sat onthe Conservative Benches in the House of Lords,and served as Under Secretary of State for War from 1866 -1868. In February 1870, he was voted Chairman of the Cenral Protestant Defense Association.He was also Lord Lieutnant of Langford from 1874- 1887
William passed away on 19 April 1897.
Sources
Is William your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Ron Gowling 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UU8863120 [compare], Ancestry member rongow99
-
~0.78%
Nicholas Trefusis :
MyHeritage DNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Eurovision connections: William is 34 degrees from Agnetha Fältskog, 18 degrees from Anni-Frid Synni Reuß, 27 degrees from Corry Brokken, 20 degrees from Céline Dion, 19 degrees from Françoise Dorin, 18 degrees from France Gall, 24 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 27 degrees from Lill-Babs Svensson, 17 degrees from Olivia Newton-John, 26 degrees from Henriette Nanette Paërl, 31 degrees from Annie Schmidt and 13 degrees from Moira Kennedy on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
P > Pakenham > William Lygon Pakenham KCB DL JP
Categories: Earls of Longford