Thomas Pakenham (historian)
The Earl of Longford | |
|---|---|
| Earl of Longford | |
| Tenure | 3 August 2001 – present |
| Predecessor | Frank Longford |
| Born | Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham 14 August 1933 |
| 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 hereditary peer, 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.