| The Marquess of Anglesey | |
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| Born | 8 October 1922 |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Title | Marquess of Anglesey |
| Term | 21 February 1947 - present (65 years, 2 days) |
| Spouse | Shirley Morgan |
| Children | Lady Henrietta Paget Charles Paget, Earl of Uxbridge Lady Elizabeth Paget Lord Rupert Paget Lady Amelia Paget |
| Parents | Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey Lady Victoria Manners |
George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey DL FSA FRHistS FRSL (born 8 October 1922), styled Earl of Uxbridge until 1947, is a British peer.
He is the son of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Victoria Manners and was baptised with George V and Queen Mary as his godparents. He is the brother of Lady Rose McLaren and the nephew of Lady Diana Cooper.
He was educated at Eton College. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) and fought in the Second World War. He used the courtesy title of Earl of Uxbridge until he succeeded to the Marquessate in 1947.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Anglesey in 1960, Vice-Lieutenant of Anglesey between 1960 and 1983 and Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd between 1983 and 1989. He is the Honorary President of the Crimean War Research Society.
He wrote the books The Capel Letters 1814-1817 (1955), One Leg: The Life and Letters of 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1961), Sergeant Pearman's Memoirs (1968) and A History of the British Cavalry, Volumes I-VIII.
He married Elizabeth Shirley Vaughan Morgan on 16 October 1948 and they had five children:
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd 1983–1989 |
Succeeded by Meuric Rees |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Charles Paget |
Marquess of Anglesey 1947–Present |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
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