Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet, (26 January 1837 – 28 October 1915), commonly known as Sir Fowell Buxton, was the

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from 29 October 1895 until 29 March 1899. He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a British MP and social reformer, and the son of Sir Edward North Buxton, also an MP. He attended

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and

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. He was commissioned captain in the Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers (No. 3) on 4 May 1860. He married Lady Victoria Noel, daughter of

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, and Lady Frances Jocelyn, daughter of

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on 12 June 1862. Of their 13 children, ten survived infancy, including

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, and Rt. Rev.

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. Lady Buxton was crippled by a spinal condition in 1869. Sir Fowell was elected as

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(MP) for

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at the 1865 general election, but was defeated at the 1868 election. After his defeat, he stood again for

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unsuccessfully on several other occasions: in

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at the 1874 general election, in Western Essex at the 1880 general election and at the by-elections in Northern Norfolk in 1876 and 1879. He was appointed

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in 1876. When Buxton was appointed governor, the

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was angry that the South Australian government had not been involved in the decision about who should be the new governor, so made life as hard as possible for Buxton and his family. The governor's allowance was reduced and customs duty was charged on their household items (including his wife's invalid carriage). Buxton took up the job anyway, and later was described as the most genial, sociable and common-sense governor, due to his gentle and unassuming friendliness. He visited gaols and hospitals, and showed genuine interest in Aboriginal culture during his time as governor. He eventually returned to England due to the ill-health of his wife. A memorial to Sir Fowell and his wife Victoria was erected in St Thomas' Church in

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in Essex in 1917, designed by Sir

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