There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Buxton, one in the
Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extinct while the other is extant.
The Buxton Baronetcy, of Shadwell Lodge in the
County of Norfolk
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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 November 1800 for
Robert Buxton. The Norfolk Buxtons are thought to have taken their name from the Norfolk village of that name and to have descended from Robert Buxton MP (1533–1607), an attorney in the service of Thomas,
Duke of Norfolk
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. The first Baronet was the grandson of John Buxton who designed and built Shadwell Lodge at Rushford, Norfolk. He was
member of parliament
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for
Thetford
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1790–96 and for
Great Bedwyn 1797–1806. His son, the second Baronet represented Great Bedwyn 1818–32 and served as
High Sheriff of Norfolk
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in 1841. His son, the third Baronet, was member for
South Norfolk
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History
The district was formed on 1 April 19 ...
1871–85 and High Sheriff in 1870. The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1888. His daughter sold the estates in 1898.
The Buxton Baronetcy, of
Belfield in the
County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 July 1840 for the brewer,
Liberal
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politician, anti-slavery campaigner, philanthropist, and social reformer
Thomas Buxton.
His eldest son Edward, the second Baronet, represented
Essex South and
Norfolk East in Parliament. His son Thomas, the third Baronet, was
Governor of South Australia between 1895 and 1899.
Three other members of the family have been elevated to the
peerage.
Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, (25 October 1853 – 15 October 1934) was a radical British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as the second Governor-General of South Africa from 1914 to 1920
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was the son of
Charles Buxton
Charles Buxton (18 November 1822 – 10 August 1871) was an English brewer, philanthropist, writer and member of Parliament.
Personal life and architectural legacy
Buxton was born on 18 November 1822 in Cromer, Norfolk, the third son of Sir Tho ...
, third son of the first Baronet.
Noel Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton
Noel Edward Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton, PC (9 January 1869 – 12 September 1948) was a British Liberal and later Labour politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and between 1929 a ...
was the second son of the third Baronet.
Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa
Major Aubrey Leland Oakes Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa (15 July 1918 – 1 September 2009) was a British soldier, politician, television executive, and writer.
Biography Early life
He was born on 15 July 1918. His father was Leland William Wilbe ...
, was the son Leland William Wilberforce Buxton (1884–1967), youngest son of the third Baronet.
Buxton baronets, of Shadwell Lodge (1800)
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Sir Robert John Buxton, 1st Baronet (1753–1839)
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Sir John Jacob Buxton, 2nd Baronet (1788–1842)
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Sir Robert Jacob Buxton, 3rd Baronet (1829–1888)
Buxton baronets, of Belfield (1840)
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (1786–1845)
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Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Baronet (16 September 1812 – 11 June 1858) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton and his wife, Hannah Gurney (1783–1872). He married Catherine Gurne ...
(1812–1858)
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet,
(1837–1915)
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Sir Thomas Fowell Victor Buxton, 4th Baronet (1865–1919)
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Sir Thomas Buxton, 5th Baronet (1889–1945)
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Sir Thomas Fowell Victor Buxton, 6th Baronet (1925–1996)
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Sir Jocelyn Charles Roden Buxton, 7th Baronet (1924–2014)
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Sir Crispin Charles Gerard Buxton, 8th Baronet (born 1958)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's second cousin, Jonathan Buxton (born 1950)
See also
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Baron Noel-Buxton
Baron Noel-Buxton, of Aylsham in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 June 1930 for the politician Noel Noel-Buxton, who was the second son of Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet, of Belfield ...
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Earl Buxton
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain
Buxton family