Thomas Paget (1778–1862)
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Thomas Paget was a banker and Whig politician in England
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He was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Leicestershire
in 1831, and held seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election
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His son Thomas
and his grandson Guy
both served as MPs for constituencies in Leicestershire
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...
in 1831, and held seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
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His son Thomas
Thomas Paget (1807–1892)
Thomas Tertius Paget was an English banker and Liberal Party politician.Paget was the eldest son of the banker and Whig politician Thomas Paget and his wife Anne Pares. He was a partner in Leicester Bank and became a J. P...
and his grandson Guy
Guy Paget
Major Thomas Guy Frederick Paget , was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.Paget was the son of Thomas Guy Paget, of Ibstock, Leicestershire...
both served as MPs for constituencies in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
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