Charles Buxton

Charles Buxton (18 November 1823 ? 10 August 1871) was an English brewer, philanthropist, writer and Member of Parliament.

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18 November - 1823 - 10 August - 1871 - English - Brewer - Philanthropist - Member of Parliament

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Buxton was born in Cobham, Surrey, the third son of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a notable brewer, MP and social reformer, and followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a partner in the brewery of Truman, Hanbury, Buxton, & Co in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London, and then an MP. He served as Liberal MP for Newport (1857), Maidstone (1859) and East Surrey (1865?1871).

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Cobham, Surrey - Thomas Fowell Buxton - Brewery - Truman, Hanbury, Buxton, & Co - Brick Lane - Spitalfields - London - Liberal - Newport - 1857 - Maidstone - 1859 - East Surrey - 1865 - 1871

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On 7 February 1850, he married Emily Mary Holland, the eldest daughter of physician Henry Holland (physician to Queen Victoria and later president of the Royal Institution).

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7 February - 1850 - Henry Holland - Queen Victoria - Royal Institution

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Following his father's death, Buxton commissioned architect Samuel Sanders Teulon to design the Buxton Memorial Fountain to commemorate his father's role, with others, in the abolition of slavery. The fountain was initially erected in Parliament Square but was later moved to its current position in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. It carries the dedication: Erected in 1865 by Charles Buxton MP in commemoration of the emancipation of slaves 1834 and in memory of his father, Sir T Fowell Buxton, and those associated with him: Wilberforce, Clarkson, Macaulay, Brougham, Dr Lushington and others.

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Architect - Samuel Sanders Teulon - Buxton Memorial Fountain - Abolition of slavery - Parliament Square - Victoria Tower Gardens - Westminster - Wilberforce - Clarkson - Macaulay - Brougham - Lushington

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He produced Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet, with Selections from his Correspondence, first published in 1848. He later wrote a history, Slavery and Freedom in the British West Indies, published in 1860.

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1848 - 1860

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