Lord George Paget | |
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Member of Parliament for Beaumaris | |
In office 1847–1857 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Paget |
Succeeded by | William Owen Stanley |
Personal details | |
Born | George Augustus Frederick Paget 16 March 1818 |
Died | 30 June 1880 Mayfair, London | (aged 62)
Spouses | Agnes Charlotte Paget
(m. 1854; died 1858)Louisa Elizabeth Heneage
(m. 1861) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Lady Charlotte Cadogan |
Relatives | Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (grandfather) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | 4th (The Queen's Own) Light Dragoons |
Battles/wars | Crimean 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.