Person    | Male  Born 1/4/1786  Died 19/2/1845

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st Baronet)

MP, brewer, slave abolitionist and social reformer. Born Essex. Entered the Brick Lane brewery Truman, Hanbury & Company in 1808, eventually taking on sole ownership. 1807 married Hannah Gurney, Elizabeth Fry's sister. A Quaker he supported Fry in her prison reform efforts, worked for the abolition of the slave trade, taking over from Wilberforce when he retired. Founding chairman of the RSPCA in 1824. Died at his country seat in Norfolk.

The Buxton family liked to reuse the name “Thomas Fowell Buxton”. We’ve found three and have spent some time sorting them out. This one, the one commemorated with a fountain in Parliament Square, was the first baronet (1B). His parents were TFB (1756-1793) and Anna Hanbury (1762-1828). Other TFB’s are 1B’s son (1822-1908) and 1B’s grandson (1837-1915, 3B) by his son, Edward (2B). Hope that’s clear.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st Baronet)

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Buxton Memorial Fountain

Due to strong shadows it was only on our fourth visit that we managed to take...

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Sir Buxton and slaves fountain - moved

We have another page showing the memorial in its new location.

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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1786 - 1845, anti-slavery campaigner, lived and wor...

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Sir John Morden

Sir John Morden

Born in London. He amassed a fortune in Turkey, and when returning to Britain he joined the East India Company. The near loss of three of his ships prompted him to help merchants who were experienc...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Turkey

1 memorial
Barbara Jessie Burton

Barbara Jessie Burton

Born Sheffield. See Arnold for a photo of the 4 Burton children and details of this family.

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Coutts & Co Bank

Coutts & Co Bank

Founded by Scottish goldsmith, John Campbell, who set up shop at the sign of the Three Crowns on the Strand. In 1755 James Coutts married John Campbell’s granddaughter and the Bank became known as ...

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street

Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street

From PubWiki: "It was originally established in 1549 on the north side of Fleet Street at No. 190. In the 1600s the pub was called the Cock & Bottle. The original pub closed in 1886 and was dem...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial