Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (18 June 1744 – 13 March 1812), known as Sir Henry Bayly, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd, until 1769 and as The Lord Paget between 1769 and 1784, was a British peer.
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Born Henry Bayly, Uxbridge was the eldest son of Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet, of Plas Newydd in Anglesey, by his wife Caroline Paget, a great-granddaughter of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget. He succeeded as 10th Baron Paget in 1769 on the death of his mother's second cousin the Earl of Uxbridge and by Royal Licence on 29 January 1770, took the name of Paget in lieu of Bayly. In 1782 he succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet.[1]
Uxbridge became Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey in 1782. On 19 May 1784 he was created Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire between 1801 and 1812, Constable of Caernarfon Castle, Ranger of the Forest of Snowdon, Steward of Bardney, and Vice-Admiral of North Wales.[1]
Lord Uxbridge married Jane, daughter of the Very Reverend Arthur Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, a descendant of a well-known Huguenot family which had settled in Ireland, in 1767. They had twelve children:
Lord Uxbridge died in March 1812, aged sixty-seven, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Henry, who gained fame at the Battle of Waterloo and was created Marquess of Anglesey. The Countess of Uxbridge died in March 1817, aged seventy-five.[1]
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| Preceded by Sir Nicholas Bayly, Bt |
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey 1782–1812 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Uxbridge |
| Vacant
Title last held by
George Rice |
Vice-Admiral of Carmarthenshire 1790–1812 |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Sir Hugh Owen, Bt |
Vice-Admiral of North Wales 1790–1812 |
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| Vice-Admiral of Pembrokeshire 1790–1812 |
Succeeded by John Owen |
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| Preceded by Earl Gower |
Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1801–1812 |
Succeeded by The Earl Talbot |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Henry Paget |
Baron Paget 1769–1812 |
Succeeded by Henry William Paget |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Nicholas Bayly |
Baronet (of Plas Newydd) 1782–1812 |
Succeeded by Henry William Paget |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Earl of Uxbridge 2nd creation 1784–1812 |
Succeeded by Henry William Paget |