Thomas Paget (30 December 1778 – 25 November 1862) was a banker and Whig politician in

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. He was born the only son of banker Thomas Paget of

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and founded the bank of Paget and Kirby in 1825, of which he was senior partner until his death. He was elected as a

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(MP) for

in 1831, holding the seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election. He was made

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for 1836–37. He married Anne, the daughter of John Pares of The Newarke, Leicester and Hopwell Hall, Derbyshire and had 2 sons. His eldest son

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and his grandson Guy both served as MPs for constituencies in

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* 1778 births 1862 deaths People from North West Leicestershire District Whig (British political party) MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Leicestershire UK MPs 1831–1832 Mayors of places in Leicestershire {{England-UK-MP-stub