Alfred Fowell Buxton
Alfred Fowell Buxton | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Easneye House, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | May 5, 1952 (aged 98) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, local government official |
| Known for | Director at National Provincial Bank; Chairman of London County Council (1916–1917) |
Alfred Fowell Buxton (28 March 1854 – 5 May 1952) was a prominent British banker and a figure in local government.
He was born to Thomas Fowell Buxton and Rachel Jane née Gurney, residing at Easneye House near Ware in Hertfordshire. Buxton received his education at Rugby School and later at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1877. Maintaining a lifelong connection to Rugby, he married Violet Jex-Blake, daughter of the school's headmaster Thomas Jex-Blake, in 1885. From 1906 until 1936, he served as a governor of Rugby School. Violet Buxton OBE was related to Sophia Jex-Blake, who was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United Kingdom.
Career
Following his studies at Cambridge, Buxton pursued a career in banking within the City of London and ultimately held the position of extraordinary director at National Provincial Bank. In 1919, he became a board member of Alliance Assurance Company, retiring from this role in 1948 when he was 94 years old.
Buxton’s political career included election to the London County Council in 1892 as a representative for the City of London, serving for three years. He later returned as an alderman from 1904 to 1922 and held the office of Chairman of the County Council during 1916–1917.
In addition to his business and political endeavors, Buxton was actively involved with the Church of England. He participated as a member of the House of Laity and contributed to the Church of England Pensions Board. He lived at Fairhill in Hildenborough near Tonbridge, Kent, and was father to three children: Patrick Alfred Buxton, who became Director of Entomology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Denis Alfred Jex, an RAF wing commander and amateur archaeologist; and Violet Elizabeth. Among his descendants is Dame Cressida Dick, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Buxton passed away in 1952 at the age of 98.