Sir Robert John Buxton, 1st Baronet (27 October 1753 – 7 June 1839)[1] was an English politician and abolitionist who sat in the House of Commons between 1790 and 1806.
[3] Buxton was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford in 1790 and held the seat until 1796.
He campaigned openly for the abolition of slavery throughout his political career, and on several occasions advocated prison reform.
In 1802, he supported Sir Robert Peel's proposals to regulate child labour.
On behalf of the landed interest, he opposed measures such as the regulation of labourers' wages or the sale of corn in the public market.