Arthur Paget (British Army officer)

Sir
Arthur Paget
Gen. Sir Arthur Paget
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
In office
1912–1914
Preceded bySir Neville Lyttelton
Succeeded bySir Lovick Friend
Personal details
Born(1851-03-01)1 March 1851
Died8 December 1928(1928-12-08) (aged 77)
Spouse
Mary Stevens
(m. 1878; died 1919)
RelationsAlmeric Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough (brother)
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (grandfather)
Children4
Parent(s)Lord Alfred Paget
Cecilia Wyndham
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Years of service1869–1918
RankGeneral
Commands
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
"Soudan", caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1908

General Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget, GCB, GCVO, PC (Ire) (1 March 1851 – 8 December 1928) was a soldier who reached the rank of General and served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, where he was partly responsible for the Curragh Incident.