John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

The Right Honourable The Lord Avebury Bt PC DL FRS FRAI
Woodburytype print of Lord Avebury in middle age
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office 22 January 1900 – 28 May 1913
Preceded by	None (peerage created)
Succeeded by	John Lubbock
Chairman of the London County Council
In office 1890–1892
Preceded by	The Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded by	The Earl of Rosebery
Member of Parliament for London University
In office 1880–1900
Preceded by	Robert Lowe
Succeeded by	Michael Foster
Member of Parliament for Maidstone
In office 1870–1880
Preceded by	William Lee
Succeeded by	Alexander Henry Ross
Personal details
Born	30 April 1834 London, England
Died	28 May 1913(1913-05-28) (aged 79) Broadstairs, Kent, England
Political party	Liberal (until 1886) Liberal Unionist (since 1886)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Party (County of London, 1889–1890)
Known for	Bank holidays and the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in debates concerning evolutionary theory.^[1] He introduced the first law for the protection of the UK's archaeological and architectural heritage. He was also a founding member of the X Club.