Charles Paget (politician)

Charles Paget (1799 – August 1873) was a British politician.

Charles Paget
Born1799
Died1873
OccupationPolitician
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Paget came from an old Leicestershire family.[1] He represented Nottingham as a Liberal from 1856 (on the promotion of the former MP to Lord Belper) to 1865. He lived at the grange in Ruddington, five miles from Nottingham, which he built in 1828.[2]

He had six children by his first wife, Eliza, who died in 1834.[3] He and his second wife were drowned by a freak wave at Filey.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b Nottinghamshire history
  2. ^ "Weddings & Events - Ruddington Grange". ruddingtongrange.com.
  3. ^ Stffynwood estate
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1856 – 1865
With: John Walter (third) 1856–1859
John Mellor 1859–1861
Sir Robert Juckes Clifton from 1861–1865
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Thomas Dickinson Hall
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
1844
Succeeded by