Lord Clarence Paget | |
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Born | 17 June 1811 |
Died | 22 March 1895 | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1827–1876 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Pearl HMS Howe HMS Aigle HMS Princess Royal Mediterranean Fleet |
Battles/wars |
Greek War of Independence Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget GCB PC (17 June 1811 – 22 March 1895) was a British naval officer, politician, and sculptor.
Born the younger son of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Paget in 1827 like many younger sons of nobility entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman on the second-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Asia and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827. [1] Promoted to commander in 1834, he took charge of HMS Pearl and, promoted to captain in 1839, he commanded the first-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Howe and then the fifth-rate frigate HMS Aigle. [1]
Paget attempted to enter Parliament as a Liberal for Southampton in 1837, but was returned as a member for Sandwich in 1847, retaining the seat until July 1852. [1]
Paget served as secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance from 1846 to 1853. [1] He commanded the second-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Princess Royal in the expedition to the Baltic in 1854 during the Crimean War (1854–1856). [1] Again Member of Parliament for Southampton from March 1857, he was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty in June 1859 but accepted the Chiltern Hundreds (i.e., resigned) in March 1866. [1] He was promoted to vice admiral in 1865 and was Commander-in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1866 to 1869. [1]
Paget retired in 1876. He died in 1895 at the age of 83. [1]
In 1852 Paget married Martha Stuart, the youngest daughter of Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bt. [1]
Lord Clarence Paget | |
---|---|
Born | 17 June 1811 |
Died | 22 March 1895 | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1827–1876 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Pearl HMS Howe HMS Aigle HMS Princess Royal Mediterranean Fleet |
Battles/wars |
Greek War of Independence Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Lord Clarence Edward Paget GCB PC (17 June 1811 – 22 March 1895) was a British naval officer, politician, and sculptor.
Born the younger son of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Paget in 1827 like many younger sons of nobility entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman on the second-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Asia and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827. [1] Promoted to commander in 1834, he took charge of HMS Pearl and, promoted to captain in 1839, he commanded the first-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Howe and then the fifth-rate frigate HMS Aigle. [1]
Paget attempted to enter Parliament as a Liberal for Southampton in 1837, but was returned as a member for Sandwich in 1847, retaining the seat until July 1852. [1]
Paget served as secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance from 1846 to 1853. [1] He commanded the second-rate ship-of-the-line HMS Princess Royal in the expedition to the Baltic in 1854 during the Crimean War (1854–1856). [1] Again Member of Parliament for Southampton from March 1857, he was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty in June 1859 but accepted the Chiltern Hundreds (i.e., resigned) in March 1866. [1] He was promoted to vice admiral in 1865 and was Commander-in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1866 to 1869. [1]
Paget retired in 1876. He died in 1895 at the age of 83. [1]
In 1852 Paget married Martha Stuart, the youngest daughter of Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bt. [1]