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Buxton (SIR THOMAS FOWELL an English)

SIR THOMAS FOWELL, an English philanthropist, born April 1, 1786; educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1811 he joined the firm of Truman, Hanbury & Co., brewers, and took an active share in the business. The Spitalfields distress, in 1816, was the occasion of his turning his attention to philanthropic efforts, and, along with his sister-in-law, the celebrated Mrs. Fry, he made inquiries which directed public attention to the system of prison discipline. In 1818 he was elected to Parliament for Weymouth, and was long the BUZZARD able coadjutor of Wilberforce in his ef- gets its name from a distant resemblance forts for the abolition of slavery. He was created a baronet in 1840, and died Feb. 19, 1845.