Anglesey

Anglesey, Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of; the eldest son of the first Earl of Uxbridge, born in 1768. He entered the army early, and in 1793 raised a regiment among his father's tenantry, which later on became the 80th foot. As lieutenant-colonel of this corps he did excellent service in Holland (1794) and in the Peninsula (1809). In 1812 he succeeded to the earldom. At Waterloo he led the final charge, and lost a leg from a wound in the knee. He was created a marquis, and was also honoured with the Grand Cross of the Bath. He became Master-General of Ordnance in 1827, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1828, but was forced to resign because he favoured Catholic Emancipation. He died in 1854.