Background
He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a British Member of Parliament and social reformer, and the son of Sir Edward North Buxton, also an Member of Parliament.
He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a British Member of Parliament and social reformer, and the son of Sir Edward North Buxton, also an Member of Parliament.
He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
She was crippled by a spinal condition in 1869. After his defeat, he stood again for Parliament unsuccessfully on several other occasions: in Westminster at the 1874 general election, in Western Essex at the 1880 general election and at the by-elections in Northern Norfolk in 1876 and 1879. He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1876.
When Buxton was appointed governor, the Premier of South Australia, Charles Kingston was angry that the South Australian government had not been involved in the decision about who should be the new Governor, so made life as hard as possible for Buxton and his family.
The governor"s allowance was reduced and customs duty was charged on their household items (including his wife"s invalid carriage). Buxton took up the job anyway, and later was described as the most genial, sociable and common-sense governor, due to his gentle and unassuming friendliness.
He visited gaols and hospitals, and showed genuine interest in Aboriginal culture during his time as governor.
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He was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for King"s Lynn at the 1865 general election, but was defeated at the 1868 election. Their second son, Noel Buxton acted as aide-de-camp to his father as Governor, and later was a human rights campaigner and British Member of Parliament.
