Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey
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Marquess of Anglesey | |
In office 14 March 1905 – 21 February 1947 | |
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Born | Mayfair, London, England | 14 April 1885
Died | 21 February 1947 London, England | (aged 61)
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Lady Marjorie Manners (m. 1912; died 1946) |
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Alma mater | Eton College Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Biography
Paget was born in 1885 to Lord Alexander Paget, third son of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, and to Hester Alice Stapleton-Cotton, daughter of Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 2nd Viscount Combermere. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1905, he succeeded as Marquess of Anglesey on the demise of his childless cousin, the 5th Marquess. He was also Earl of Uxbridge, Baron Paget, and the 9th Baronet Paget, of Plas Newydd.[1]
Career
Anglesey briefly served in the
The 6th Marquess of Anglesey was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary from 1922 until his death in 1947.[1] In the 1928 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).[3] In 1931, he was invested as an Officer in the Order of Saint John,[4] and promoted to Commander of the Order in 1944.[5]
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Marriage and children
On 3 August 1912, he married
- Lady Alexandra Mary Cecilia Caroline Paget (15 June 1913 – 22 May 1973 (aged 59)), married Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet
- Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget (1916–1980), married Raimund von Hofmannsthal, son of Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Lady Mary Patricia Beatrice Rose Paget (19 January 1918 – 28 March 1996 (aged 78)), died unmarried
- Lady Rose Mary Primrose Paget (27 July 1919 – 1 November 2005 (aged 86)), married John Francis McLaren
- George Charles Henry Victor Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (afterwards 7th Marquess)(8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013 (aged 90))
- Lady Katharine Mary Veronica Paget (8 Oct 1922 – 7 February 2017 (aged 94)), married (1) Jocelyn Eustace Gurney, (2) Charles Farrell
The Marquess died in London, aged 61, following an operation.[1]
Residences
Until
At Plas Newydd, the 6th Marquess commissioned the artist
Gallery
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Paget's wife, Lady Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners 1912
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Lord Anglesey (centre) with Prince Alexander of Battenberg and Captain Walford in Cairo, early 1915.
Honours
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Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) |
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Order of St John (C.StJ) |
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1914 Star | ||
British War Medal | ||
WWI Victory Medal | ||
Defence Medal |
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King George V Silver Jubilee Medal |
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King George VI Coronation Medal |
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Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal |
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Order of the Nile |
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- In 1912 He was awarded the Freedom of the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: The Marquess of Anglesey". The Times. 22 February 1947.
- ^ "No. 30610". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1918. p. 4094.
- ^ "No. 33343". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1927. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 33708". The London Gazette. 17 April 1931. p. 2502.
- ^ "No. 36599". The London Gazette. 7 July 1944. p. 3191.
- ^ "Freedom of the Borough". East Staffordshire Borough Council. Retrieved 3 October 2021.