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personally held by the Queen herself. He mar
ried in ls47 a daughter OF George Thomas Wynd-
ham. Of Cromer Hall. Norfolk. and was the father
OF fourteen children. The eldest son. Colonel
Arthur Paget was for five years page OF honor
TO Queen Victoria and subsequently received
commission. which he now holds. In the lst Bat
talon OF the Scots Guards. He received medal
for his services In the Ashantee War OF 49, ana
was also engaged in the Nile Expedition IN iS5
The Colonel married ia 1875 daughter OF the late
Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Another Of Almoric Pagets brothers Is Captain
Alfred Pagc Of the navy. who distinguished him
self in the Egyptian War. while one OF his sister.
has held the place of maid Of honor to the queen
Her Majesty has stood sponsor TO one OF the glris
the Prince Consort 10 another. and the Princess OF
Wales 10 a third, while the Prince himself Is the
godfather OF Colonel Arthur Pagets eldest boy
The present Lord Anglescy, Almeric Pagets COUSIN
and Ike him. grandson Of the first Marquis, mas
been thrice married. his present wife. whom ne
married in 1850. and from whom he * separated.
being an American lady, the daughter OF D. l.
King OF Sand HIS. Ga.
Another prominent member Of the family Is Sir
Augustus Paget, so long Ambassador at Rome ana
Vienna whose son wa. attached 10 the bfl'i3h
Embassy at Washington two years ago. SIR
Augustus's wife was the Countess won hohoniha''
who for short time previous to her marriage
was maid Of honor to Empress Frederick OF Ger
many Sir Augustus is a son Of brother Of inc
first Marquis Of Anglesoy, and his own SON. VINO As
stated above was formerly at Washington IN
hor,,ed some wears ago a considerable fortune from
On American maiden lady, a Miss Bennett, OF Bos-
ION who was IN the habit OF spending hcr winters
a, Rome. and who had taken a fancy 10 the boy
any Another member Of the Paget family is the ever
hesmIifnl Marchioness OF Hastings now the wife Of
Among the families allied by marriage to that Of
the parets are those OF Lord Combermere. the Earl
~ WInchelsea the Duke OF Argyll. Lord sidney,
LORD Windsor. Lord Bago; LORD SGnyngh 1s I.ord
STAFFORD. Lord Templemore the Duke OF hichinonl NON
and Sir Edward Colebrooke. who married sister
of Almerc Paee The Colepro9kes are an od
Great Britain in Switzerland nearly TWO centuries
ar The founder Of the Paget family was knghted by
King Henry VIII and received the tue OF Baron
Paget and the oTdsr secrrtary of State In every
reign since that time the Paget name has figured
cent,iry the FACETS became extinct 50 far as male
issue was concerned But the son OF Lazy Bayy,
estates OF the house permitted by act Of Par
lament TO assume the name and arms OF his moth,
Lords by favor OF the King, as ninth Lord Paget
The Of this ninth Lord Paget received the i,le
70 the Marquisae OF Angescy for his splendid ser
in the Peninsula eampalgn ana Gtner wars wars
manded the cavalry at the battle or waterloo wheIe
he lost d h5 lie S Was a,e FG f Marshal in the army and
among the other honors he held were Master-'en-
eTa 90 the ord eutensncy Of the counties
Anglesey and staffordshire, and he twice he'd me
is4. leaving a large family, His frst wife was
daughter OF the Earl OF Jersey. and his second
was the daughter Of the first Earl OF cadogan THIS
lady was the mother Of LORD AIircd fhset' ana
consequently the Grandmother OF Almeric Hugh
Paget ,. .,..... .,o,sond
The family estates comprise about Sixty Thousand
,cres and two superb country seats Beaudesert the
arst OF these is at Rugeey. In Stafordshre and the
other Pas Newydd. IL at Llanfair. IN the county
Of Anglesey. The arms OF the family are; sable,
on a cross engrailed between four eagles dispayed
argent five lions PEASANT guardant. or NE heni
crest deml heraldc tiger sab.c NAMED. tufted ana
ducaily collared argent; supporters. two hcraidic
tigers sable. named. tuned and ducally c0,laIed
argent The motto Is per Il suo contrario' Uy is
opposite The creations are as follows Baron
Paprt 1852: Earl OF Uxbridge 1894. and Marquis OF
Angiesey. 1875 Immediately after the battle OF