Family and Education
b. 17 May 1768, 1st s. of Henry, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and bro. of Hons. Arthur Paget, Berkeley Thomas Paget, Charles Paget, Edward Paget, and William Paget. educ. Westminster 1777-84; Christ Church, Oxf. 1784-6; continental tour 1768-8. m. (1) 25 July 1795, Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, da. of George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, 3s. 5da. (she div. him in Scotland Oct. 1810); (2) c. Nov. 1810, Lady Charlotte Cadogan, da. of Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, div. w. of Hon. (Sir) Henry Wellesley, 3s. 3da. Styled Lord Paget 1784-1812; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Uxbridge 13 Mar. 1812; GCB 2 Jan. 1815; cr. Mq. of Anglesey 4 July 1815; GCH 1816; KG 19 Feb. 1818.
Offices Held
Capt. Staffs. militia 1792; lt.-col. Staffs. vols. (aft. 80 Ft.) 1793; lt. 7 R. Fus. 1795; capt. 23 Fus. 1795; maj. 65 Ft. 1795; lt.-col. 16 Drag. 1795, col. 1796; lt.-col. 7 Drag. 1797, col. 1801; maj.-gen. 1802, lt.-gen. 1808, gen. 1819, f.m. 1846.
PC 30 Apr. 1827; master gen. of Ordnance May 1827 – Jan. 1828, July 1846 – Feb. 1852; ld. lt. [I] Feb. 1828 – Mar. 1829, Dec. 1830-Sept. 1833.
Ld. high steward at George IV’s coronation 1821; chamberlain N. Wales 1822 – 30.
Ld. Lt. Anglesey 1812 – d., Staffs. 1849 – d.; capt. Cowes Castle 1826 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Plas Newydd, Anglesey; Beaudesert, Staffs.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
PAGET, Henry William (1768-1854)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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