Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton

The Right Honourable The Earl Buxton GCMG PC
2nd Governor-General of South Africa
In office 1914–1920
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	Louis Botha Jan Smuts
Preceded by	The Viscount Gladstone
Succeeded by	Prince Arthur of Connaught
President of the Board of Trade
In office 14 February 1910 – 11 February 1914
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Winston Churchill
Succeeded by	John Burns
Postmaster General
In office 1905–1910
Monarch	Edward VII
Preceded by	The Lord Stanley
Succeeded by	Herbert Samuel
Personal details
Born	(1853-10-25)25 October 1853 London, England, UK
Died	15 October 1934(1934-10-15) (aged 80) Newtimber, West Sussex, England, UK
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Constance Mary Lubbock (1882–1892; her death); 3 children Mildred Anne Smith (1896–1934; his death); 3 children
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Profession	Member of Parliament

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