Edward North Buxton (1 September 1840 – 9 January 1924) was a British conservationist and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.
He was also an alpine climber, with significant first or second ascents in the 1860s, including the Aiguille de Bionnassay,[1] Piz Palu and the first traverse of Lyskamm.
[3] He was a partner in the London brewing firm of Truman, Hanbury, & Co. and a J.P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex.
[4] He was commissioned as Ensign in the part-time 7th (Mile End) Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps on 19 August 1862.
[5] The unit formed part of the 1st Administrative Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps, commanded by his uncle Charles Buxton, MP, and elder brother Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet.