Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton

The Right Honourable
The Earl Buxton
GCMG PC
2nd Governor-General of South Africa
In office
1914–1920
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterLouis Botha
Jan Smuts
Preceded byThe Viscount Gladstone
Succeeded byPrince Arthur of Connaught
President of the Board of Trade
In office
14 February 1910 – 11 February 1914
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byWinston Churchill
Succeeded byJohn Burns
Postmaster General
In office
1905–1910
MonarchEdward VII
Preceded byThe Lord Stanley
Succeeded byHerbert Samuel
Personal details
Born(1853-10-25)25 October 1853
London, England, UK
Died15 October 1934(1934-10-15) (aged 80)
Newtimber, West Sussex, England, UK
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Constance Mary Lubbock (1882–1892; her death); 3 children
Mildred Anne Smith (1896–1934; his death); 3 children
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
ProfessionMember of Parliament
Sydney Buxton circa 1895
"The Post-Master General". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1907

Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, GCMG, PC (25 October 1853 – 15 October 1934) was a radical British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1][2] He also served as the second Governor-General of South Africa from 1914 to 1920.

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  2. ^ Profile, books.google.co.uk; accessed 8 April 2016.