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PEACHEY, JAMES, 1ST BARON SELSEY, brother of Sir John Peachey, Bart. (qv); b. 8 Mar 1723; adm. Apr 1730; left 1737; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Dec 1739; adm. Middle Temple 1 Apr 1736; Groom of the Bedchamber to George III as Prince of Wales 1751-60, as King 27 Nov 1760 – Jun 1791; MP Seaford 21 Nov 1755-68; succ. brother as 4th baronet 3 Jul 1765; Master of the Robes from 10 Jun 1791; created Baron Selsey 13 Aug 1794; FRS 28 Feb 1782; of West Dean Park, Sussex; m. 19 Aug 1747 Lady Georgiana Caroline Scott, elder dau. of Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, and his second wife, and half-sister of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Deloraine (qv); d. 1 Feb 1808.

PASTON, ROBERT, 1ST EARL OF YARMOUTH, eldest son of Sir William Paston, Bart. , and Lady Katherine Bertie, dau. of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey; b. 29 May 1631; at school under Busby (GEC, Complete Peerage, viii, 210); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 10 Mar 1645/6, but did not matr. ; knighted 27 May 1660; MP Thetford 1660, Castle Rising 1661 – 19 Aug 1673; succ. father as 2nd baronet 22 Feb 1662/3; a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber 25 Jan 1666/7; created Viscount Yarmouth 19 Aug 1673; Lord Lieut. , Norfolk, from 6 Mar 1675/6; Joint Surveyor of the Green Wax 24 Jan 1677/8; created Earl of Yarmouth 30 Jul 1679; m. c. 1650 Rebecca, second dau. of Sir Jasper Clayton, parish of St. Edmund the King, London; d. 8 Mar 1682/3. DNB.

PARKER, SIR PETER, BART., eldest son of Christopher Parker (qv); b. 1785; adm. 7 Jul 1797; left Easter 1799; entered Royal Navy Apr 1799; Midshipman 1799; Lieut., 4 May 1801; Commander 7 May 1804; when in command of HMS Weazel before the battle of Trafalgar he was the first to signal that the enemy fleet was leaving harbour; Capt., 22 Oct 1805; distinguished himself in actions off Toulon 1812; MP Wexford from 1810; succeeded grandfather as 2nd baronet 21 Dec 1811; m. 11 Feb 1809 Marianne, dau. of Sir George Dallas, Bart., MP, EICS [check Presidency]; killed while leading naval landing party on banks of River Chesapeake, USA Aug 1814. DNB.

PAKINGTON, SIR JOHN, BART., only son of Sir John Pakington, Bart., MP, and Hon. Dorothy Coventry (reputed authoress of The Whole Duty of Man), youngest dau. of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, and his first wife; b. 1649; at school in 1661 (Chapter Muniments); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 May 1662, aged 13; Grand Tour (three years); resided on family estate at Westwood Park, Worcs., where he learned Anglo-Saxon under the tuition of George Hickes, Dean of Worcester; succ. father as 3rd baronet 13 Jan 1679/80; MP Worcestershire 1685-7; m. 17 Dec 1668 Margaret, second dau. of Sir John Keyt, Bart.; buried Hampton Lovett, Worcs. 28 Mar 1688. DNB.

PAKENHAM, EDWARD MICHAEL, 2ND BARON LONGFORD (I), eldest son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford (I), and Elizabeth, Countess of Longford (I), dau. of Michael Cuffe MP (I), Ballinrobe, co. Mayo; b. 1 Apr 1743; at school under Markham (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1780); “substance” to Jeremy Bentham; entered Royal Navy; Lieut., 12 Aug 1761; Cdr., 29 May 1765; Post Capt., 31 May 1766; MP (I) Co. Longford 1765 – 20 Apr 1766; succ. father as 2nd Baron Longford (I) 20 Apr 1766; Privy Councillor (I) 27 May 1777; m. 25 Jun 1768 Catherine, second dau. of Right Hon. Hercules Langford Rowley PC (I) MP (I), Summer Hill, Meath; d. 3 Jun 1792.

PAGET, HON. WILLIAM, brother of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (qv); b. 22 Dec 1769; adm. 23 Jun 1779; in school lists 1781; Midshipman, Royal Navy 1783; Lieut.; Cdr., 19 Nov 1790; Post Capt., 7 Feb 1793; commanding HMS Romney 1793-4; captured French frigate La Sibylle at Miconi Bay 17 Jun 1794; MP Anglesey from 1790; d. at sea 15 Sep 1794.

PAGET, LORD WILLIAM, second son of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (qv), and his first wife; b. 1 Mar 1803; adm. 24 Sep 1813; left Christmas 1816; 1st class Volunteer, Royal Navy 1 Apr 1817; Lieut., 18 Apr 1823; Cdr., 20 Apr 1825; Capt., 18 Oct 1826; retd. 1833; served with British Legion in Spain as Lieut. -Col., 7th Light Infantry 1 Nov 1835; Brevet Col., 20 Feb 1836; Lieut. -Col., 2nd Lancers May 1836; MP Carnarvon 1826-30, (Whig) Andover 1841-7; m. 22 Jan 1827 Frances, only dau. of Lieut. -Gen. Francis, Baron de Rottenburgh KCH; d. at Boulogne 17 May 1873.

PAGET, LORD GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, third son of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (qv), and his second wife; b. 16 Mar 1818; adm. 27 Apr 1829; Cornet and Sub-Lieut., 1st Life Guards 25 Jul 1834; Lieut., 1 Dec 1837; Capt., unattached, half-pay 17 Aug 1841; 4th Light Dragoons 17 Jun 1842; Maj., 30 Jan 1846; Lieut. -Col., 29 Dec 1846; Brevet Col., 20 Jun 1854; Major-Gen., 11 Nov 1861; Col., 7th Dragoon Guards 28 Jan 1868 – Jan 1874 [check]; Lieut. -Gen., 28 Feb 1871; Col., 4th Light Dragoons (Hussars), from 7 Jan 1874; Gen., 1 Oct 1877; served in Crimean War, commanding 4th Light Dragoons in Light Cavalry charge at battle of Balaclava, and the remains of the Light Brigade at battle of Inkerman; MP (Whig) Beaumaris 1847-57; KCB 2 Jun 1869; his Crimean Journals were printed for private circulation in 1875, a published edition following in 1881; m. 1st, 27 Feb 1854 his cousin Agnes Charlotte, third dau. of Hon. Sir Arthur Paget (qv); m. 2nd, 6 Feb 1861 Louisa, youngest dau. of Charles Fieschi Heneage, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber; d. 30 Jun 1880. DNB.

PAGET, LORD CLARENCE EDWARD, eldest son of Henry William Paget, 2nd Marquis of Anglesey (qv), and his second wife; b. 17 Jun 1811; adm. 22 Jun 1821 (G); one of the Royal pages at the Coronation of George IV 19 Jul 1821; left Whitsun 1823; entered Royal Navy as ship boy on HMS Naiad 29 May 1823; Lieut., 14 May 1831; Cdr., 25 Sep 1834; Post Capt., 26 Mar 1839; Rear-Adm., 11 Feb 1858; Vice-Adm., 24 Apr 1865; Adm., 1 Apr 1870; served at battle of Navarino 1827 and in the Baltic and Black Sea 1854-6; Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1866-9; retired list 1876; MP (Whig/Liberal) Sandwich 1847-52, 1857- May 1866; Secretary to the Admiralty 1859-66; Privy Councillor 6 May 1866; KCB 2 Jun 1869; GCB 29 May 1886; JP Anglesey 1858, also DL Anglesey; in his Autobiography and Journals, ed. Otway, 1896, 3-7, Lord Clarence relates his experiences as a fag at the School and gives an account of the “Shoes and Candlesticks” rebellion; m. 7 Apr 1852 Martha Stuart, youngest dau. of Adm. Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart., GCB; d. 22 Mar 1895. DNB.

PAGET, LORD ALFRED HENRY, second son of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (qv), and his second wife; b. 29 Jun 1816; adm. 27 Apr 1829; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 6 Jul 1832; Lieut., 14 Mar 1834; Capt., unattached, half-pay 20 Oct 1840; 7th Light Dragoons 3 Jul 1841; Maj., unattached, half-pay 16 May 1845; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 20 Jun 1854; Col., 26 Oct 1858; Major-Gen., 6 Mar 1868; Lieut. -Gen., 1 Oct 1877; retd. with hon. rank Gen., 1 Jul 1881; MP (Whig/Liberal) Lichfield 1837-65; Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to Queen Victoria 1846-52, 1852-8, 1859-74, Clerk Marshal only from 1874; CB 21 Jun 1887; Vice-Commodore, Royal Thames Yacht Club; a well-known figure in London society; m. 8 Apr 1847 Cecilia, second dau. of George Thomas Wyndham, Cromer Hall, Norfolk; d. on board his yacht off Inverness 24 Aug 1888. DNB.