Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton, (20 February, 1799 - 9 April, 1880), was an English politician. Born of a prominent Worcestershire family, Pakington was educated at Eton and Oxford before becoming a Conservative member of parliament for Droitwich in 1837. He was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in Derby's 1852 government; and First Lord of the Admiralty in Derby's 1858 and 1866-67 governments. When Disraeli succeeded Derby in 1867 Pakington moved back to the War Office. He was created Baron Hampton in 1874. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.