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Sydney Charles Buxton

Birth
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
15 Oct 1934 (aged 80)
Newtimber, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
Burial
Newtimber, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England Add to Map
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Earl Charles Buxton GCMG

Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, GCMG, PC (25 October 1853 – 15 October 1934) was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Buxton was twice married, firstly in 1882 to Hon. Constance Mary Lubbock (d. 3 November 1892), second daughter of Lord Avebury, they had two sons and one daughter, of whom the sons both died in his lifetime.

He married secondly in 1896 to Mildred Anne Smith (d. 7 December 1955), elder daughter of Hugh Colin Smith, Governor of the Bank of England, of Mount Clare, Roehampton. They had one son and two daughters, of whom the son and the elder daughter died in his lifetime.

Since both his surviving sons died unmarried in his lifetime, his titles became extinct at his death.

Earl Buxton was survived by his second wife Mildred (d. 1955) and his youngest daughter Lady Althea Eliot (d. 2004), and by eight grandchildren including the future Duke of Grafton (b. 1919).
Contributor: Mary-Ann (46963157)
Earl Charles Buxton GCMG

Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, GCMG, PC (25 October 1853 – 15 October 1934) was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Buxton was twice married, firstly in 1882 to Hon. Constance Mary Lubbock (d. 3 November 1892), second daughter of Lord Avebury, they had two sons and one daughter, of whom the sons both died in his lifetime.

He married secondly in 1896 to Mildred Anne Smith (d. 7 December 1955), elder daughter of Hugh Colin Smith, Governor of the Bank of England, of Mount Clare, Roehampton. They had one son and two daughters, of whom the son and the elder daughter died in his lifetime.

Since both his surviving sons died unmarried in his lifetime, his titles became extinct at his death.

Earl Buxton was survived by his second wife Mildred (d. 1955) and his youngest daughter Lady Althea Eliot (d. 2004), and by eight grandchildren including the future Duke of Grafton (b. 1919).
Contributor: Mary-Ann (46963157)


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