Lord Alfred Henry Paget (26 June 1816 – 24 August 1888)[1] was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 and 1865.
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Paget was the fourth son of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He became a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards. In 1837 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lichfield and held the seat until 1865,[1] when he was defeated by the Conservative Richard Dyott.[2]
Paget was Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to the Queen from July 1846 to March 1852, from December 1852 to March 1858 and from June 1859.Lieutenant-Colonel (unattached), 1854. He lived at 42 Grosvenor Place, London and at Melford Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk.
Paget was a director of the North Staffordshire Railway Company between January 1854 and February 1875.
Paget married Cecilia, 2nd daughter and co-heiress of George Thomas Wyndham, of Cromer Hall, Norfolk in 1847. Their children were:
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Scott, Bt Sir George Anson |
Member of Parliament for Lichfield 1837 – 1865 With: Sir George Anson to 1841 Lord Levson 1841–1846 Edward Lloyd-Mostyn 1846–1847 Viscount Anson 1847–1854 lord Waterpark 1854–1856 Viscount Sandon 1856–1859 Augustus Anson from 1859 |
Succeeded by Richard Dyott Augustus Anson |
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| Preceded by Lord Charles Wellesley |
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal 1846–1852 |
Succeeded by The Lord Colville of Culross |
| Preceded by The Lord Colville of Culross |
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal 1852–1858 |
Succeeded by The Lord Colville of Culross |
| Preceded by The Lord Colville of Culross |
Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal 1859–1874 |
Succeeded by John Carstairs McNeill |