Sir Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
✓ Source-basedrisingBritish politician; (1786-1845)
PoliticiansLived 1786 to 1845 · aged 58
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet Buxton of Belfield and Runton, was an English Member of Parliament, brewer, abolitionist and social reformer. He married Hannah Gurney, whose sister became Elizabeth Fry, and became a great friend of her brother Joseph John Gurney and the extended Gurney family.
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![Buxton is on the left edge in this painting, which is of the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention.[9] Move cursor to identify him or click icon to enlarge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Anti-Slavery_Society_Convention%2C_1840_by_Benjamin_Robert_Haydon.jpg/1280px-The_Anti-Slavery_Society_Convention%2C_1840_by_Benjamin_Robert_Haydon.jpg)
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About this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1786 to 1845 · aged 58
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