Baron Noel-Buxton
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Baron Noel-Buxton, of Aylsham in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1930 for the politician Noel Noel-Buxton, who was the second son of Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet, of Belfield, and a great-grandson of the philanthropist Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet, of Belfield, as well as a great-nephew of Charles Buxton
, the father of Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1980. As a descendant of the third Baronet of Belfield, he is also in remainder to this title. Another member of the Buxton family is Aubrey Buxton
who was created a life peer
as Baron Buxton of Alsa in 1978. He is the son of Leland William Wilberforce Buxton, youngest son of the third Baronet.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1930 for the politician Noel Noel-Buxton, who was the second son of Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet, of Belfield, and a great-grandson of the philanthropist Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet, of Belfield, as well as a great-nephew of Charles Buxton
Charles Buxton
Charles Buxton was an English brewer, philanthropist, writer and Member of Parliament.Buxton was born in Cobham, Surrey, the third son of Sir Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet, a notable brewer, MP and social reformer, and followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a partner in the brewery of Truman,...
, the father of Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton GCMG, PC was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background and education:...
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1980. As a descendant of the third Baronet of Belfield, he is also in remainder to this title. Another member of the Buxton family is Aubrey Buxton
Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa
Major Aubrey Leland Oakes Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa KCVO, MC, DL was a British soldier, politician, television executive and writer.-Career:...
who was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Buxton of Alsa in 1978. He is the son of Leland William Wilberforce Buxton, youngest son of the third Baronet.
Barons Noel-Buxton (1930)
- Noel Edward Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton (1869–1948)
- Rufus Alexander Buxton, 2nd Baron Noel-Buxton (1917–1980)
- Martin Connal Noel-Buxton, 3rd Baron Noel-Buxton (b. 1940)