Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton NPG Ax8620

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Walker & Sons

John Pakington entered Parliament as MP for Droitwich in 1837, a seat he held until 1874. He began his parliamentary career as a Whig supporter of Peel, but he grew more conservative and by 1852, he was clearly identified with the Conservatives. He was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in Lord Derby's 1852 government, and First Lord of the Admiralty in Derby's 1858 and 1866 governments. In 1867, Pakington moved back to the War Office, and continued to serve in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.