Sir Richard Pakenham PC was a British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background. He served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1843 until 1847, during which time he unsuccessfully worked to prevent the U.S. annexation of Texas and California by establishing British forces there instead.
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United States, ambassador of the United Kingdom to Portugal, ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mexico
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- May 19, 1797
