Guy Paget

Major Thomas Guy Frederick Paget (29 July 1886 – 12 March 1952), was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.

Major Guy Paget
Member of Parliament for Bosworth
In office 15 November 1922 – 6 December 1923
Preceded by	Henry McLaren
Succeeded by	George Ward
Personal details
Born	Thomas Guy Frederick Paget 29 July 1886
Died	12 March 1952 (aged 65)
Political party	Conservative
Relations	Reginald Paget (son) Thomas Paget (great-grandfather) Thomas Paget (great-uncle)

Paget was the son of Thomas Guy Paget, of Ibstock, Leicestershire. His great-grandfather Thomas Paget, of Lubenham, was a banker and represented Leicestershire in Parliament while his great-uncle, also named Thomas Paget, represented Leicestershire South and Harborough. Paget sat as Member of Parliament for Bosworth from 1922 to 1923.

During the 1922 general election campaign, Paget stood on an anti-German platform. Historians such as M.S.R. Kinnear have suggested that this position resonated with the Bosworth electorate. He gained 40.9% of the vote.[1]

Paget also wrote historical biographies of Medieval women, The Rose of Raby (about Cecily Neville), The Rose of London (about Jane Shore) and The Rose of Rouen (about Elizabeth Woodville).[2]

Paget died in March 1952, aged 65. His son Reginald was also a politician, for the Labour Party.

References

1. Kinnear, M. S. R. (18 June 1973). The Fall of Lloyd George: The Political Crisis of 1922. Springer. ISBN 9781349005208.
2. Garber, Marjorie, 2008Shakespeare and Modern Culture, Random House, 2008, p.121.

External links

• Leigh Rayment historical list of MPs
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
• The National Archives
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Guy Paget