Reginald Paget, Baron Paget of Northampton
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Reginald Thomas Guy Des Voeux Paget, Baron Paget of Northampton, PC, QC, (2 September 1908 – 2 January 1990), also known as Reginald Guy Thomas Du Voeux Paget was a British lawyer and Labour politician.
The son of Major Thomas Guy Frederick Paget, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton from 1945 to 1974. He was advocate of Erich von Manstein and later author of "Manstein: His Campaigns and His Trial" (1957). He was also a strong opponent of the execution of Derek Bentley.
Paget was both Privy Counsellor and Queen's Counsel. On 2 January 1975, he was created a life peer as Baron Paget of Northampton, of Lubenham in the County of Leicestershire.
In 1931, he married Sybil Helen Gibbons (Nancy), daughter of Sills Clifford Gibbons. They occupied Lubenham Lodge near Market Harborough from 1964.
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Member of Parliament for Northampton 1945–February 1974 |
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