Francis Pakenham (diplomat)

Sir Francis Pakenham KCMG (29 February 1832 – 26 January 1905) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Chile, Argentina and Sweden.

Career

The Honourable Francis John Pakenham was the seventh son of Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford. He was educated privately and at Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1852 and served at Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Brussels, Washington, D.C. and Copenhagen before being appointed Minister Resident at Santiago, Chile, 1878–1885,^[1] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Argentina and non-resident minister to Paraguay 1885–1896,^[2] and Minister to Sweden and Norway 1896–1902.^[3] During this last posting he was knighted KCMG in the New Year Honours of 1898.^[4]

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Pakenham, Francis John". Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement​. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• PAKENHAM, Hon. Sir Francis John , Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
• Obituary – Sir Francis Pakenham,The Times, London, 28 January 1905, page 9

1. The London Gazette: no. 24563. p. 2010. 15 March 1878.
2. The London Gazette: no. 25441. p. 628. 13 February 1885.
3. The London Gazette: no. 26713. p. 969. 18 February 1896.
4. The London Gazette: no. 26927. p. 83. 7 January 1898.