Lord George Paget

Lord George Paget
Lord Paget on horseback during the Crimean War.[1]
Member of Parliament for Beaumaris
In office
1847–1857
Preceded byFrederick Paget
Succeeded byWilliam Owen Stanley
Personal details
Born
George Augustus Frederick Paget

(1818-03-16)16 March 1818
Died30 June 1880(1880-06-30) (aged 62)
Mayfair, London
Spouses
Agnes Charlotte Paget
(m. 1854; died 1858)
Louisa Elizabeth Heneage
(m. 1861)
Children2
Parent(s)Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Lady Charlotte Cadogan
RelativesCharles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (grandfather)
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankGeneral
Commands4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons
Battles/warsCrimean War

General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB (16 March 1818 – 30 June 1880) was a British soldier during the Crimean War who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. He later became a Whig politician.

  1. ^ "Roger Fenton (1819-69) - Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget (1818-1880)". rct.uk. Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 4 May 2020.