Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Anglesey Bt, PC, DL |
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| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 6 May 1839 – 30 August 1841 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
| Succeeded by | The Earl De La Warr |
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| Born | 6 July 1797 |
| Died | 7 February 1869 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Eleanora Campbell (c. 1799–1828) (2) Henrietta Bagot (1815–1844) (3) Ellen Burnand (d. 1874) |
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey Bt, PC, DL (6 July 1797 – 7 February 1869), styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge from 1815 to 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 and 1841.
Anglesey was the eldest son of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey and his first wife, Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, third daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey. He was the half-brother of Lord Clarence Paget, Lord Alfred Paget and Lord George Paget.
Described as a keen sportsman, who devoted his time to shooting, coursing, racing and cricket, Anglesey helped found Worthing Cricket Club in Sussex in 1855.
Anglesey entered the House of Commons for Anglesey in 1820, a seat he held until 1832. He was State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1828 and 1829. In 1832 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title Baron Paget. He served under Lord Melbourne as a Lord-in-Waiting from 1837 to 1839 and as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1839 to 1841 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1839. In 1854 he inherited the marquessate on the death of his father and also succeeded his father as Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, an office he held until his death in 1869.
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