Henry Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey

British peer and politician

Henry Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey
Black-and-white photo of a bearded Anglesey wearing a suit and waistcoat and holding a walking stick.
The Marquess in the late 1850s.
Member of Parliament for Staffordshire South
In office
1854-1857
Personal details
Born(1821-12-09)9 December 1821
Died30 January 1880(1880-01-30) (aged 58)
Westminster, England
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Sophia Eversfield
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(m. 1845)​
Parent
RelativesHenry Paget (half-brother)
Henry Paget (grandfather)
Caroline Campbell (grandmother)
John Campbell (grandfather)
Lady Charlotte Bury (grandmother)
Military career
Service/branchBritish Army
RankCaptain
Commands heldAnglesey Troop
Grenadier Guards

Henry William George Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey (9 December 1821 – 30 January 1880), styled Lord Paget until 1854 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1854 and 1869, was a British peer and Liberal politician.

Background

Anglesey was the only son of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, by his first wife Eleanora, daughter of Colonel John Campbell.

Military career

He was appointed as Captain of the Burton-on-Trent Troop of the part-time Staffordshire Yeomanry on 26 March 1839.[1] The following year he obtained permission for the troop to be renamed the Anglesey Troop.[2] On 21 May 1841 he purchased a commission in the Grenadier Guards as Ensign & Lieutenant.[3] He sold his commission and retired on 23 May 1845.[4]

Political career

Anglesey was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Staffordshire South in 1854, a seat he held until 1857.[5] In 1869 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.

Personal life

On 7 June 1845 in her home parish of Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield,[6] born 24 June 1819, the daughter of James Eversfield, of Denne Park, and his wife Mary Crew, daughter of Robert Hawgood Crew.[7] There were no children from the marriage. He died in Westminster on 30 January 1880, aged 58, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Lord Henry Paget. His widow moved to Fordingbridge and later to Tunbridge Wells, where she died on 7 December 1901.[8]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette, 19 April 1839.
  2. ^ R.J. Smith & C.R. Coogan, The Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794–1914, 15: Staffordshire Yeomanry, Feltham: Robert Ogilby Trust/Chippenham: Picton Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-9515714-6-X, p. 8.
  3. ^ London Gazette, 21 May 1841.
  4. ^ London Gazette, 23 May 1845.
  5. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Southend to Stamford". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Obituary - Sophia, Marchioness of Anglesey". The Times. No. 36633. London. 9 December 1901. p. 6.

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Staffordshire South
1854–1857
With: Hon. Edward Littleton 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Anglesey
1869–1880 		Succeeded by