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The Marquess of Anglesey's Column (also known as Anglesey Column or by the Welsh name Tŵr Marcwis) is a Doric column near the Menai Strait in Wales. It is dedicated to Henry William Paget (the first Marquess of Anglesey) to commemorate his valour in the Napoleonic Wars. The column is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge , a hero of the Battle of Waterloo , second in command to the Duke of Wellington .
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Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (16 June 1875 – 14 March 1905), styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, and nicknamed "Toppy", was a British peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts.
George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey DL, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013), [1] styled Earl of Uxbridge until 1947, was a British peer and a military historian.
The 6th Marquess of Anglesey was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary from 1922 until his death in 1947. [1] In the 1928 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO). [3] In 1931, he was invested as an Officer in the Order of Saint John, [4] and promoted to Commander of the Order in 1944. [5]
The building was restored and reopened dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist in 1873. Further alterations were made in 1895 and the church was damaged by fire in 1925. [4] On July 26, 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada, to a service of morning prayer at St. Mark ...
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey 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.