Lord Alfred Henry Paget (26 June 1816 – 24 August 1888) was a British soldier, courtier and

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politician who sat in the

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between 1837 and 1865.

Early life

Paget was the sixth son of William Paget, the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and the former Hon. Charlotte Cadogan. Among his siblings were Lady Emily Paget (wife of

John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (9 August 1805 – 14 February 1890), known as The Viscount Sydney between 1831 and 1874, was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. In a ministerial career spanning over 30 years, he was twice ...

Lord Clarence Paget Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget (17 June 1811 – 22 March 1895) was a British naval officer, politician, and sculptor. Naval career Born the younger son of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Paget in 1827 like many younger sons of nobility enter ...

, Lady Mary Paget (wife of

John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC (8 November 1811 – 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served under Lord Derby as Captain of the Honourable Corps o ...

Lord George Paget General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget (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 Lord George Au ...

, and

Lady Adelaide Paget Lady Adelaide Cadogan (née Paget; 1820–1890) was a British noblewoman and prodigious author, most noted for her seminal work on plays and card games. She used her title in her publications and that is how she is generally styled. Biography ...

(wife of Frederick William Cadogan). From his father's first marriage to Lady Caroline Villiers (a daughter of

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, PC (9 June 173522 August 1805, Tunbridge Wells) was an English nobleman, peer, politician and courtier at the court of George III. He was the oldest surviving son of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jer ...

and later, Duchess of Argyll), he had several older half-siblings, including Lady Caroline Paget (wife of

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, (3 August 179121 October 1860), of Goodwood House near Chichester in West Sussex, was a British peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician. Origins He was born "Charles Lennox", the son an ...

Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (6 July 1797 – 7 February 1869), styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge from 1815 to 1854, was a Welsh peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 ...

, Lady Jane Paget (wife of

Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, KP, GCH, PC (11 June 1797 – 17 July 1876), styled Lord Francis Conyngham between 1816 and 1824 and Earl of Mount Charles between 1824 and 1832, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier, po ...

), Lady Georgina Paget (wife of

Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton (1 August 1806 – 17 December 1869), known as Sir Edward Crofton, 4th Baronet, from 1816 to 1817, was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician. Crofton was the son of the Hon. Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet, son of ...

), Lady Augusta Paget (wife of

Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore (8 January 1797 – 26 September 1837) was a British soldier, politician and courtier. Chichester was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son of Lord Spencer Chichester, third son of Arthur Chichester, ...

), Lord William Paget, Lady Agnes Paget (wife of

George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, PC (8 June 1806 – 29 October 1886), styled Viscount Enfield between 1847 and 1860, of Wrotham Park in Middlesex (now Hertfordshire) and of 5 St James's Square, London, was a British peer and Whig p ...

). From his mother's first marriage to

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB (20 January 1773 – 27 April 1847) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and politician. He was the younger brother of the soldier and politician the first Duke of Wellington. He is known particularly for his servic ...

, he had four half-siblings, including

Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, (17 June 1804 – 15 July 1884), known as The Lord Cowley between 1847 and 1857, was a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to France between 1852 and 1867. Background and educati ...

William Henry George Wellesley William Henry George Wellesley (1806-1875) was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a member of the influential Wellesley family. His uncle Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, Richard inherited the title Earl of Mornington in the Irish House ...

, Hon. Charlotte Wellesley (wife of

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC (24 April 1801 – 18 November 1893), styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treas ...

), and Gerald Valerian Wellesley.

Career

He became a lieutenant in the

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. In 1837 he was elected

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for

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and held the seat until 1865, when he was defeated by the

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Richard Dyott. Paget was Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to

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from July 1846 to March 1852, from December 1852 to March 1858, and from June 1859. The office ceased to be a political one from 1866. He was the Commodore of the

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, 1846–1873, and Vice-Commodore, 1845-1846 and 1874–1888. On 1 August 1874, he resigned the Chief Equerryship only. He became a

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(unattached) in 1854. Paget was a director of the

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Company between January 1854 and February 1875.

Personal life

In 1847, Paget was married to Cecilia Wyndham (1829–1914), second daughter and co-heiress of George Thomas Wyndham, of

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. Their children were:Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes''. Crans,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. p. Vol. 1, page 76. * Victoria Alexandrina Paget (1848–1859) * Evelyn Cecilia Paget (1849–1904) * Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget (1851–1928), who married American heiress Mary Fiske “Minnie” Stevens In 1878. * Alfred Wyndham Paget (1852–1918) * George Thomas Cavendish Paget (1853–1939), raised Paget's Horse for service in the Boer War. * Gerald Cecil Stewart Paget (1854–1913), grandfather of

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. * Violet Mary Paget (1856–1908) * Sydney Augustus Paget (1857–1916) * Amy Olivia Paget (1858–1948) * Alberta Victoria Paget (1859–1945) *

Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough, GBE (14 March 1861 – 22 September 1949) was a British industrialist and Conservative Party politician. He was a founder of the Military Massage Service and the Cambridgeshire Battalion of The Suff ...

(1861–1949), who married

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in 1895. After her death in 1916, he married

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in 1921. * Alice Maud Paget (1862–1925) * Alexandra Harriet Paget (1863–1944), who married

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. * Guinevere Eva Paget (1869–1894) He lived at 42

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, London, and at

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. He died in 1888 unexpectedly, on his yacht off

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In popular culture

In the television series ''

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'', Lord Alfred is played by

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. In the second series, he was depicted having a same-sex romantic relationship with Sir Robert Peel's secretary,

Edward Drummond Edward Drummond (30 March 1792 – 25 January 1843) was a British civil servant, and was Personal Secretary to several British Prime Ministers. He was fatally shot by Daniel McNaughton, whose subsequent trial gave rise to the McNaughton rules, t ...

. There is no historical evidence that this took place. In the same series, Lord Alfred marries Lady Wilhelmina Coke (the niece of the Duchess of Buccleuch); but in real life, Lord Alfred married Cecilia Wyndham.Cecilia Wyndham. Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/cecilia-wyndham-24-12v9j2r?geo_a=r&geo_s=uk&geo_t=uk&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41012&o_lid=41012&o_sch=Web+Property

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