Lord George Paget | |
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 Lord Paget on horseback during theCrimean War.[1] | |
| Member of Parliament forBeaumaris | |
| In office 1847–1857 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Paget |
| Succeeded by | William Owen Stanley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Augustus Frederick Paget (1818-03-16)16 March 1818 |
| Died | 30 June 1880(1880-06-30) (aged 62) Mayfair, London |
| Spouses | |
| 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 |
GeneralLord George Augustus Frederick PagetKCB (16 March 1818 – 30 June 1880) was a British soldier during theCrimean War who took part in the famousCharge of the Light Brigade. He later became aWhig politician.
Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget was born on 16 March 1818. Paget was the youngest son ofHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey by his second wifeLady Charlotte, daughter ofCharles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan.[2] Among his siblings were Lady Emily (wife ofJohn Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney),Lord Clarence Paget, Lady Mary Paget (wife ofJohn Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich),Lord Alfred Paget (MP forLichfield), andLady Adelaide Paget (wife ofFrederick William Cadogan).[3]
He was educated atWestminster School.
His parents were both previously married, and divorced; his father toLady Caroline Villiers (later theDuchess of Argyll), and his mother toHenry Wellesley (later 1stBaron Cowley).[4] From his mother's previous marriage, his elder half-siblings included Hon. Charlotte Wellesley (wife ofRobert 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 ofCharles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond),Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, Lady Jane Paget (wife ofFrancis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham), Lady Georgina Paget (wife ofEdward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton), Lady Augusta Paget (wife ofArthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore),Lord William Paget, and Lady Agnes Paget (wife ofGeorge Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford).[3]
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Paget served in theCrimean War and fought atAlma andBalaclava in command of the4th (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 havingcharged with the Light Brigade while smoking acheroot (a type of cigar favoured by soldiers who served in India).
Apart from his military career, Paget sat in Westminster as theMember of Parliament (MP) forBeaumaris between 1847 and 1857. He was made aKCB in 1870.
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On 27 February 1854, Paget married his first cousin Agnes Charlotte Paget, daughter ofSir 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.
Paget died at his residence in Farm Street,Mayfair, London, in June 1880, aged 62. His widow remarried, as his third wife, toArthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex, in 1881. She died in January 1914.[5]
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