Henry William George Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey (9 December 1821 – 30 January 1880), styled Lord Paget until 1854 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1854 and 1869, was a British peer and Liberal politician.
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Background
Anglesey was the only son of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, by his first wife Eleanora, daughter of Colonel John Campbell.
Military career
He was appointed as Captain of the Burton-on-Trent Troop of the part-time Staffordshire Yeomanry on 26 March 1839. The following year he obtained permission for the troop to be renamed the Anglesey Troop. On 21 May 1841 he purchased a commission in the Grenadier Guards as Ensign & Lieutenant. He sold his commission and retired on 23 May 1845.
Political career
Anglesey was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Staffordshire South in 1854, a seat he held until 1857. In 1869 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.