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 Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey byRex Whistler (1937) | |
| Marquess of Anglesey | |
| In office 14 March 1905 – 21 February 1947 | |
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| Born | (1885-04-14)14 April 1885 |
| Died | 21 February 1947(1947-02-21) (aged 61) London, England |
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| Alma mater | Eton College Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Lieutenant-ColonelCharles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey,GCVO, CStJ, DL (14 April 1885 – 21 February 1947) was a Britishpeer, farmer and soldier.[1]
Paget was born in 1885 to Lord Alexander Paget, third son ofHenry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, and to Hester Alice Stapleton-Cotton, daughter ofWellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere. He was educated atEton and theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1905, he succeeded asMarquess of Anglesey on the demise of his childless first cousin, the5th Marquess. He was also Earl of Uxbridge, Baron Paget, and the 9th Baronet Paget, of Plas Newydd.[1]
Anglesey briefly served in theRoyal Horse Guards before his election as Mayor ofBurton upon Trent from 1911 to 1912. Within the first month of theFirst World War, he rejoined the Royal Horse Guards and was sent to France, but was invalided out. He returned to serve asaide-de-camp to SirJohn Maxwell, theGeneral Officer Commanding inEgypt – for which he was decorated with theOrder of the Nile (4th class) in 1918[2] – and to SirWilliam Birdwood in Gallipoli. He later served as AssistantMilitary Secretary to the General Officer Commanding inIreland in 1916. He served in theHome Guard inWorld War II.[1]
The 6th Marquess of Anglesey wasLord Chamberlain toQueen Mary from 1922 until his death in 1947.[1] In the1928 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).[3] In 1931, he was invested as an Officer in theOrder of Saint John,[4] and promoted to Commander of the Order in 1944.[5]
He wasLord Lieutenant of Anglesey from 1942 until his death.[1]
On 3 August 1912, he marriedLady Victoria Manners, a daughter of the8th Duke of Rutland, in a grand ceremony performed by theArchbishop of Canterbury and attended byPrince Arthur of Connaught. They had six children:
The Marquess died in London, aged 61, following an operation.[1]
UntilWorld War I, the 6th Marquess of Anglesey mainly lived atBeaudesert, the Paget family estate and stately home on the southern edge ofCannock Chase inStaffordshire. Heavy taxation after the war, combined with the considerable debts resulting from the extravagant lifestyle of the 5th Marquess, meant that the 6th Marquess could no longer afford to maintain the property at Beaudesert, so in 1920 he left to live atPlas Newydd. The Beaudesert estate was broken up and sold off, with the Marquess donating 120 acres of land to theCannock Chase District in 1920, and a further gift in 1938 was made to the people of Staffordshire.[1]
At Plas Newydd, the 6th Marquess commissioned the artistRex Whistler to undertake a decorative mural scheme. Thetrompe-l'œil paintings andmurals and a permanent exhibition of Whistler memorabilia are now one of the major attractions at the property.
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| Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) |
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| Order of St John (C.StJ) |
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| 1914 Star | |
| British War Medal | |
| WWI Victory Medal | |
| Defence Medal |
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| King George V Silver Jubilee Medal |
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| King George VI Coronation Medal |
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| Order of the Nile |
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey 1942–1947 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Marquess of Anglesey 1905–1947 | Succeeded by |
