Sydney Charles Buxton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sydney Charles Buxton, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1910–19125 events1 places

Chronological biography

1910

Board of Trade AppointmentFebruary 1910

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of Board of Trade · London

Becomes President of the Board of Trade.

Cabinet PromotionFebruary 1910

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of Board of Trade · London

Succeeds Churchill in responsibility for trade and labour administration.

1912

Board of Trade InvestigationApril 1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of the Board of Trade · London

Places maritime safety and lifeboat regulation under public examination.

Wreck Commissioner Requested22 April 1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of the Board of Trade · London

Requests appointment of a Wreck Commissioner to investigate the loss of Titanic.

Formal Titanic Investigation Ordered30 April 1912

Government / Liberal Party Government · President of the Board of Trade · London

The Board of Trade formally orders an investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act into Titanic's loss.

Titles and roles

President of Board of Trade · President of the Board of Trade

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.