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| caption = George Paget (horsed) with Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas (standing) during the Crimean War |
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| honorific_suffix = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]] |
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| caption = ''Lord Paget on horseback during the [[Crimean War]].''<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Fenton (1819-69) - Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget (1818-1880) |url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/2500079/lord-george-augustus-frederick-paget-1818-1880 |website=rct.uk |publisher=[[Royal Collection Trust]] |accessdate=4 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)|Beaumaris]] |
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| term_start = 1847 |
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| term_end = 1857 |
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| predecessor = [[Frederick Paget]] |
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| successor = [[William Owen Stanley]] |
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| birth_name = George Augustus Frederick Paget |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1818|3|16|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = [[Mayfair, London]] |
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*{{marriage|Agnes Charlotte Paget|27 February 1854|10 March 1858|reason=died}} |
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*{{marriage|Louisa Elizabeth Heneage|6 February 1861}} |
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| children = 2 |
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| relatives = [[Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan]] (grandfather) |
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| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}} |
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| rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] |
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| battles = [[Crimean War]] |
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General '''Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget''' |
[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (16 March 1818 – 30 June 1880) was a British soldier during the [[Crimean War]] who took part in the famous [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]. He later became a [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician. |
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==Early life== |
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Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget was born on 16 March 1818. Paget was the youngest son of [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey]] by his second wife [[Charlotte Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey|Lady Charlotte]], daughter of [[Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan]].<ref name="EarlCadogan">{{cite web |title=Cadogan, Earl (GB, 1800) |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/cadogan1800.htm#CADOGAN_1800_1 |website=cracroftspeerage.co.uk |publisher=Heraldic Media Limited |accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref> Among his siblings were Lady Emily (wife of [[John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney]]), [[Lord Clarence Paget]], Lady Mary Paget (wife of [[John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich]]), [[Lord Alfred Paget]] (MP for [[Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Lichfield]]), and [[Lady Adelaide Paget]] (wife of [[Frederick William Cadogan]]).<ref name="MarquessAnglesey"/> |
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He was educated at [[Westminster School]]. |
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==Military career== |
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⚫ | Paget served in the [[Crimean War]] and fought at [[Battle of Alma|Alma]] and [[Battle of Balaclava|Balaclava]] in command of the [[4th Queen's Own Hussars|4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons]]. He is frequently quoted for his references to the Russian engagement in Balaklava on the Crimean Peninsula: "Every fool at the outposts, who fancies he hears something, has only to make a row, and there we all are, Generals and all... Well I suppose 500 false alarms are better than one surprise". This quote was supposedly written just before the Russians surprised the camp. He is famous for having [[Charge of the Light Brigade|charged with the Light Brigade]] while smoking a [[cheroot]] (a type of cigar |
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His parents were both previously married, and divorced; his father to [[Caroline Campbell, Duchess of Argyll|Lady Caroline Villiers]] (later the [[Duke of Argyll|Duchess of Argyll]]), and his mother to [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley|Henry Wellesley]] (later 1st [[Baron Cowley]]).<ref name="BaronCowley">{{cite web |title=Cowley, Baron (UK, 1828) |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/index1383.htm#COWLEY_1828_1 |website=cracroftspeerage.co.uk |publisher=Heraldic Media Limited |accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref> From his mother's previous marriage, his elder half-siblings included Hon. Charlotte Wellesley (wife of [[Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury]]), [[Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley]], and the Very Rev. Hon. [[Gerald Valerian Wellesley]].<ref name="BaronCowley"/> From his father's previous marriage, his elder half-siblings included Lady Caroline Paget (wife of [[Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond]]), [[Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey]], Lady Jane Paget (wife of [[Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham]]), Lady Georgina Paget (wife of [[Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton]]), Lady Augusta Paget (wife of [[Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore]]), [[Lord William Paget]], and Lady Agnes Paget (wife of [[George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford]]).<ref name="MarquessAnglesey"/> |
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[[File:Lieutenant-Colonel Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons, Dublin 1850, by Michael Angelo Hayes (1820-1877).jpg|left|thumb|129x129px|[[Michael Angelo Hayes|M. A. Hayes]], ''Paget in the Light Dragoons'' (1850)]] |
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Paget married firstly his first cousin Agnes Charlotte, daughter of [[Arthur Paget (diplomat)|Sir Arthur Paget]], in 1854. They had two sons. After her death in March 1858, just six days after the birth of her youngest child, he married secondly Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of [[Charles Fieschi Heneage]], in 1861. Paget died in June 1880, aged 62. Louisa Elizabeth married secondly Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex, in 1881. She died in January 1914. |
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⚫ | Paget served in the [[Crimean War]] and fought at [[Battle of Alma|Alma]] and [[Battle of Balaclava|Balaclava]] in command of the [[4th Queen's Own Hussars|4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons]]. He is frequently quoted for his references to the Russian engagement in Balaklava on the Crimean Peninsula: "Every fool at the outposts, who fancies he hears something, has only to make a row, and there we all are, Generals and all... Well I suppose 500 false alarms are better than one surprise". This quote was supposedly written just before the Russians surprised the camp. He is famous for having [[Charge of the Light Brigade|charged with the Light Brigade]] while smoking a [[cheroot]] (a type of cigar favoured by soldiers who served in India). |
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==Personal life== |
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On 27 February 1854, Paget married his first cousin Agnes Charlotte Paget, daughter of [[Arthur Paget (diplomat)|Sir Arthur Paget]].<ref name="MarquessAnglesey">{{cite web |title=Anglesey, Marquess of (UK, 1815) |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/anglesey1815.htm |website=cracroftspeerage.co.uk |publisher=Heraldic Media Limited |accessdate=4 May 2020}}</ref> They had two sons. |
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After her death on 10 March 1858, just six days after the birth of her child, he married, secondly, Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Fieschi Heneage, in 1861. |
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==Death== |
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Paget died at his residence in Farm Street, [[Mayfair, London]], in June 1880, aged 62. His widow remarried, as his third wife, to [[Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex]], in 1881. She died in January 1914.<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/paget.html Profile], victorianweb.org. Accessed 17 January 2023. {{ISBN|0-7522-1184-6}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/paget.html www.victorianweb.org] |
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* [https://www.loc.gov/item/2001697670/ Brigadier General Lord George Paget C.B.: Lord George Paget (1818-1880), Colonel 4th Light Dragoons] at the [[Library of Congress]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 7 November 2023
Lord George Paget | |
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Member of Parliament for Beaumaris | |
In office 1847–1857 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Paget |
Succeeded by | William Owen Stanley |
Personal details | |
Born | George Augustus Frederick Paget 16 March 1818 |
Died | 30 June 1880 Mayfair, London | (aged 62)
Spouses | Agnes Charlotte Paget
(m. 1854; died 1858)Louisa Elizabeth Heneage
(m. 1861) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Lady Charlotte Cadogan |
Relatives | Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (grandfather) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | 4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB (16 March 1818 – 30 June 1880) was a British soldier during the Crimean War who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. He later became a Whig politician.
Early life
[edit]Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget was born on 16 March 1818. Paget was the youngest son of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey by his second wife Lady Charlotte, daughter of Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan.[2] Among his siblings were Lady Emily (wife of John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney), Lord Clarence Paget, Lady Mary Paget (wife of John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich), Lord Alfred Paget (MP for Lichfield), and Lady Adelaide Paget (wife of Frederick William Cadogan).[3]
He was educated at Westminster School.
His parents were both previously married, and divorced; his father to Lady Caroline Villiers (later the Duchess of Argyll), and his mother to Henry Wellesley (later 1st Baron Cowley).[4] From his mother's previous marriage, his elder half-siblings included Hon. Charlotte Wellesley (wife of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury), Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, and the Very Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley.[4] From his father's previous marriage, his elder half-siblings included Lady Caroline Paget (wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond), Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, Lady Jane Paget (wife of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham), Lady Georgina Paget (wife of Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton), Lady Augusta Paget (wife of Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore), Lord William Paget, and Lady Agnes Paget (wife of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford).[3]
Career
[edit]Paget served in the Crimean War and fought at Alma and Balaclava in command of the 4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons. He is frequently quoted for his references to the Russian engagement in Balaklava on the Crimean Peninsula: "Every fool at the outposts, who fancies he hears something, has only to make a row, and there we all are, Generals and all... Well I suppose 500 false alarms are better than one surprise". This quote was supposedly written just before the Russians surprised the camp. He is famous for having charged with the Light Brigade while smoking a cheroot (a type of cigar favoured by soldiers who served in India).
Member of Parliament
[edit]Apart from his military career, Paget sat in Westminster as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris between 1847 and 1857. He was made a KCB in 1870.
Personal life
[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2023) |
On 27 February 1854, Paget married his first cousin Agnes Charlotte Paget, daughter of Sir Arthur Paget.[3] They had two sons.
After her death on 10 March 1858, just six days after the birth of her child, he married, secondly, Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Fieschi Heneage, in 1861.
Death
[edit]Paget died at his residence in Farm Street, Mayfair, London, in June 1880, aged 62. His widow remarried, as his third wife, to Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex, in 1881. She died in January 1914.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roger Fenton (1819-69) - Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget (1818-1880)". rct.uk. Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Cadogan, Earl (GB, 1800)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Anglesey, Marquess of (UK, 1815)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Cowley, Baron (UK, 1828)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Profile, victorianweb.org. Accessed 17 January 2023. ISBN 0-7522-1184-6
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[edit]- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Younger sons of marquesses
- British Army generals
- Whig (British political party) MPs for Welsh constituencies
- 4th Queen's Own Hussars officers
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Beaumaris
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- 1818 births
- 1880 deaths
- Paget family