671:
665:
607:
254:
261:
51:
Buxton was born on 15 July 1918 in Oxford to Ada Mary Oakes and Leland
William Wilberforce Buxton, who was then a captain in the British Army intelligence serving in Cairo. His paternal grandparents were
231:, on 14 November 1946; and secondly (having been widowed in 1983) to Mrs. Kathleen Peterson, an American writer on 16 July 1988. His first marriage produced six children, one of whom,
749:
273:
A stag's head couped Gules attired Or gorged with a collar of the last pendent therefrom an escutcheon Argent charged with a negro's head couped at the shoulders in profile Proper.
764:
710:
799:
794:
216:
26:
814:
819:
739:
754:
447:
648:
463:
789:
774:
65:
386:
829:
744:
703:
769:
759:
177:
784:
696:
592:
143:
81:
53:
809:
228:
641:
166:
147:
57:
575:
139:
93:
151:
824:
185:
634:
804:
19:
670:
582:
181:
420:
38:(15 July 1918 – 1 September 2009) was a British soldier, politician, television executive, and writer.
734:
729:
305:
162:
125:
61:
279:
Argent a lion rampant the tail elevated and turned over the head between two mullets in fess Sable.
779:
523:
503:
121:
85:
559:
211:
117:
34:
680:
618:
518:
606:
498:
330:
253:
260:
664:
97:
105:
73:
30:
80:, Bishop of Gibraltar. He was the great-great-grandson of the anti-slavery campaigner
723:
77:
476:
232:
101:
69:
614:
371:
354:
197:
89:
227:
He was married twice: firstly to Pamela Mary "Maria" Birkin, daughter of
207:
158:
555:
285:
Dexter a crowned crane (Balearica
Pavonina) sinister a flamingo Proper.
173:
387:"Lord Buxton of Alsa: created the TV nature programme Survival"
243:
He died on 1 September 2009, aged 91, from undisclosed causes.
157:
In 1976, he and Lady Buxton donated a 10-hectare estate near
259:
252:
679:
This biographical article related to the
British Army is a
684:
622:
375:. The Times Digital Archive. 15 March 1967. p. 14.
16:
British politician and television executive (1918–2009)
358:. The Times Digital Archive. 15 July 1918. p. 18.
247:
Coat of arms of Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa
23:Aubrey Leland Oakes Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa
142:. As well as the WWF, he was involved with the
750:Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
414:
412:
410:
408:
138:In 1961, he was one of the co-founders of the
704:
642:
443:
441:
217:Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
8:
711:
697:
649:
635:
564:
245:
188:in 1975 and held this office until 1985.
116:From 1958 to 1988, he was a Director of
344:
765:British Army personnel of World War II
246:
800:People educated at Ampleforth College
215:. In 1996, Buxton, was invested as a
120:. He was best known for creating the
7:
795:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
660:
658:
603:
601:
815:20th-century English businesspeople
556:Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa
419:Purser, Philip (7 September 2009).
820:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
740:Conservative Party (UK) life peers
683:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
621:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
527:. 12 November 1996. p. 15005.
14:
196:On 11 May 1978, he was created a
755:Recipients of the Military Cross
669:
663:
605:
178:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
369:"Obituary: Mr. Leland Buxton".
790:Military personnel from Oxford
593:Gerald Colville Seymour Curtis
477:"Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve"
130:, which ran for four decades.
54:Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet
1:
775:English television executives
229:Sir Henry Birkin, 3rd Baronet
830:British Army personnel stubs
507:. 16 May 1978. p. 5901.
167:Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
745:Deputy lieutenants of Essex
466:. Accessed 8 February 2023.
454:. Accessed 8 February 2023.
148:Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
104:and was decorated with the
58:Governor of South Australia
846:
657:
600:
576:Allan James Vincent Arthur
186:Deputy Lieutenant of Essex
94:Trinity College, Cambridge
589:
580:
572:
567:
152:London Zoological Society
770:British conservationists
760:Royal Artillery officers
235:, is a noted filmmaker.
66:1st Earl of Gainsborough
464:Lasting Tribute website
324:The King in his Country
785:High sheriffs of Essex
479:. Essex Wildlife Trust
264:
257:
165:, and it is named the
144:Natural History Museum
583:High Sheriff of Essex
421:"Lord Buxton of Alsa"
263:
256:
182:High Sheriff of Essex
84:. He was educated at
810:People from Stiffkey
613:This biography of a
541:. 2003. p. 247.
306:Survival (TV series)
202:Baron Buxton of Alsa
163:Essex Wildlife Trust
452:The Daily Telegraph
318:The Birds of Arakan
248:
140:World Wildlife Fund
96:. He served in the
92:and graduated from
524:The London Gazette
504:The London Gazette
265:
258:
122:nature documentary
86:Ampleforth College
68:. His uncles were
64:, daughter of the
62:Lady Victoria Noel
692:
691:
630:
629:
599:
598:
590:Succeeded by
539:Debrett's Peerage
297:
296:
291:Do With Thy Might
212:County of Norfolk
118:Anglia Television
82:Sir Thomas Buxton
837:
713:
706:
699:
675:
674:
673:
667:
659:
651:
644:
637:
609:
602:
573:Preceded by
568:Honorary titles
565:
543:
542:
535:
529:
528:
515:
509:
508:
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
473:
467:
461:
455:
445:
436:
435:
433:
431:
416:
403:
402:
400:
398:
383:
377:
376:
366:
360:
359:
349:
331:The London Scene
249:
172:In 1964, he was
102:Second World War
70:Lord Noel Buxton
37:
845:
844:
840:
839:
838:
836:
835:
834:
825:Life peer stubs
720:
719:
718:
717:
668:
662:
656:
655:
595:
586:
578:
552:
547:
546:
537:
536:
532:
517:
516:
512:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
475:
474:
470:
462:
458:
446:
439:
429:
427:
418:
417:
406:
396:
394:
385:
384:
380:
368:
367:
363:
351:
350:
346:
341:
314:
302:
241:
225:
194:
136:
114:
98:Royal Artillery
49:
44:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
843:
841:
833:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
722:
721:
716:
715:
708:
701:
693:
690:
689:
676:
654:
653:
646:
639:
631:
628:
627:
610:
597:
596:
591:
588:
579:
574:
570:
569:
563:
562:
551:
550:External links
548:
545:
544:
530:
510:
490:
468:
456:
437:
404:
378:
361:
343:
342:
340:
337:
336:
335:
327:
321:
313:
310:
309:
308:
301:
298:
295:
294:
293:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
266:
240:
237:
224:
221:
193:
190:
135:
132:
113:
110:
106:Military Cross
74:Charles Buxton
48:
45:
43:
40:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
842:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
805:Buxton family
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
727:
725:
714:
709:
707:
702:
700:
695:
694:
688:
686:
682:
677:
672:
666:
661:
652:
647:
645:
640:
638:
633:
632:
626:
624:
620:
616:
611:
608:
604:
594:
585:
584:
577:
571:
566:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
540:
534:
531:
526:
525:
520:
514:
511:
506:
505:
500:
494:
491:
478:
472:
469:
465:
460:
457:
453:
449:
444:
442:
438:
426:
422:
415:
413:
411:
409:
405:
393:. 22 May 2023
392:
388:
382:
379:
374:
373:
365:
362:
357:
356:
348:
345:
338:
333:
332:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
315:
311:
307:
304:
303:
299:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
268:
267:
262:
255:
251:
250:
244:
238:
236:
234:
230:
223:Personal life
222:
220:
218:
214:
213:
209:
203:
199:
191:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
174:Extra Equerry
170:
168:
164:
160:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
133:
131:
129:
128:
123:
119:
111:
109:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
78:Harold Buxton
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
46:
41:
39:
36:
32:
28:
24:
21:
685:expanding it
678:
623:expanding it
612:
581:
538:
533:
522:
513:
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
471:
459:
451:
428:. Retrieved
425:The Guardian
424:
395:. Retrieved
390:
381:
370:
364:
353:
347:
329:
323:
317:
312:Bibliography
242:
226:
205:
201:
195:
184:. He became
180:and in 1972
171:
156:
137:
134:Philanthropy
126:
115:
76:, M.P., and
50:
22:
18:
735:2009 deaths
730:1918 births
519:"No. 54579"
499:"No. 47535"
724:Categories
587:1972–1973
352:"Births".
339:References
282:Supporters
276:Escutcheon
47:Early life
780:Equerries
615:life peer
391:The Times
372:The Times
355:The Times
198:life peer
108:in 1943.
90:Yorkshire
42:Biography
483:24 April
448:Obituary
300:See also
219:(KCVO).
208:Stiffkey
159:Elsenham
150:and the
127:Survival
210:in the
192:Peerage
161:to the
124:series
100:in the
430:22 May
397:22 May
334:(1961)
326:(1955)
320:(1946)
146:, the
112:Career
60:, and
617:is a
288:Motto
270:Crest
239:Death
233:Cindy
33:
29:
20:Major
681:stub
619:stub
560:IMDb
485:2016
432:2023
399:2023
27:KCVO
558:at
206:of
200:as
176:to
88:in
726::
521:.
501:.
450:,
440:^
423:.
407:^
389:.
204:,
169:.
154:.
72:,
56:,
35:DL
31:MC
712:e
705:t
698:v
687:.
650:e
643:t
636:v
625:.
487:.
434:.
401:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.