Sir Edward Buxton, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Baronet (September 16, 1812–June 11, 1858).

He was the son of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton and his wife, Hannah Gurney. He married Catherine Gurney, daughter of Samuel Gurney, on 12 April 1836.

He became of 2nd Baronet Buxton of Bellfield and Runton on 19 February 1845, on the death of his father.

He served as Member of Parliament for Essex South from 1847 to 1852 and for East Norfolk from 1857 until his death in 1858.

He was succeeded as Third Baronet by his son, Thomas Fowell Buxton, (January 26, 1837 – October 28, 1951). Another of his sons, with the same name as himself, lived September 1, 1840 – January 9, 1924 and was elected MP for Walthamstow in 1885.

He died on 11 June 1858.

[edit] References

• Peerage.com
• Elizabeth Baigent, ‘Buxton, Edward North (1840–1924)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53188, accessed 27 Oct 2006]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Palmer	Member of Parliament for Essex South 1847–1852	Succeeded by Sir William Bowyer-Smijth
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Fowell Buxton	Buxton Baronet of Belfield 1845 – 1858	Succeeded by Thomas Fowell Buxton