Edward Buxton (conservationist)

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Edward North Buxton (1 September 1840 – 9 January 1924) was a British conservationist and

Piz Palu and the first traverse of Lyskamm.[2]

Biography

Buxton was the third son of

1st Administrative Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps, commanded by his uncle Charles Buxton, MP, and elder brother Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet.[6]

Buxton stood for parliament unsuccessfully at

Hainault Forests for public use. He was a verderer of Hatfield Forest, which he purchased for the National Trust from his deathbed.[8] He was a founding member of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire,[9] now Fauna and Flora International.[10]

In 1862, Buxton married Emily Digby, the daughter of the Rev. the Hon. Kenelm Henry Digby, Rector of Tittleshall and Hon. Canon of Norwich, and sister of Sir Kenelm Digby.

Buxton died at the age of 83. His home, Leytonstone House, carries a blue plaque.[11] He is also commemorated by an inscription in the council chamber of Essex County Council.

Sportsman

Buxton was also a notable amateur lawn tennis player between 1879 and 1883. He won two singles titles at the Woodford Parish Championship in 1880 and 1881.[12] He was also a semi finalist at the Essex Championships in 1881.[13] Buxton also competed two times at the 1879 Wimbledon Championships and the 1880 Wimbledon Championships.[14]

References

  1. ^ F. Craufurd, Grove (September 1866). "The Ascent of the Aiguille de Bionnassay". The Alpine Journal. 2 (1865–1866): 321–332. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Lyskamm". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Buxton, Edward North (BKSN857EN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  5. ^ "No. 22656". The London Gazette. 26 August 1862. p. 4207.
  6. ^ Ray Westlake, Tracing the Rifle Volunteers, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84884-211-3, p. 239.
  7. ^ Hansard Millbank Systems - Edward Buxton
  8. ^ "National Trust | Hatfield Forest | History". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  9. ISSN 1365-3008
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  10. ^ http://www.fauna-flora.org/wp-content/.../setting-up-of-FFI_1904.pdf[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Waltham Forest Heritage Plaques. NB - as the house became a school in 1868 the plaque may refer to his father". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  12. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Player – Edward North Buxton". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ^ Nieuwland
  14. ^ Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England. "Draws Archive: Player Profile: Edward Buxton". www.wimbledon.com. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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