Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet (16 April 1834 - 21 March 1910) was an English landowner and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1878.
Buckley was born as Edmund Peck, the illegitimate son of Edmund Buckley of Ardwick in Manchester. He assumed the name of Buckley by Royal Licence in 1864 and inherited considerable estates in Lancashire and Wales including the estate at Dinas Mawddwy
. He became involved in slate quarrying at the Hendre Ddu Slate and Slab Co. for which was built the Hendre-Ddu Tramway
. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
and J.P.
for Merionethshire.
At the 1865 general election
Buckley was elected Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-under-Lyme
. He was created baronet
in December 1868. At the 1868 general election
he was re-elected for Newcastle-under-Lyme and held the seat until 1878, when he resigned from the Commons
by taking the Chiltern Hundreds
. In 1872 he built a lavish Victorian gothic mansion at Dinas Mawddwy called "Y Plas". In 1873 he built a hotel, reputedly the oldest reinforced concrete building in Europe, which was called the Buckley Arms hotel.
Buckley died at the age of 75.
Buckley married Sarah Rees, daughter of William Rees of Tonn near Llandovery in 1860.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1878.
Buckley was born as Edmund Peck, the illegitimate son of Edmund Buckley of Ardwick in Manchester. He assumed the name of Buckley by Royal Licence in 1864 and inherited considerable estates in Lancashire and Wales including the estate at Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy is a village in Gwynedd, north Wales, just to the side of the A470 so that most visitors pass the village by. Its population is roughly 600. The village marks the junction of the unclassified road to Llanuwchllyn which climbs up through the mountains to cross Bwlch y Groes at its...
. He became involved in slate quarrying at the Hendre Ddu Slate and Slab Co. for which was built the Hendre-Ddu Tramway
Hendre-Ddu Tramway
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway was an industrial narrow gauge railway built in 1867 to connect the Hendre-Ddu Slate quarry to Aberangell station on the Mawddwy Railway...
. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Merionethshire.
At the 1865 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
Buckley was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
. He was created baronet
Buckley Baronets
The Buckley Baronetcy, of Mawddwy in the County of Merioneth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1868 for Edmund Buckley , a British landowner and Conservative Party politician. He owned the Hendre Ddu Slate and Slab Company and served from 1865 to 1878 as one of the two Members...
in December 1868. At the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
he was re-elected for Newcastle-under-Lyme and held the seat until 1878, when he resigned from the Commons
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
by taking the Chiltern Hundreds
Chiltern Hundreds
Appointment to the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham is a sinecure appointment which is used as a device allowing a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament to resign his or her seat...
. In 1872 he built a lavish Victorian gothic mansion at Dinas Mawddwy called "Y Plas". In 1873 he built a hotel, reputedly the oldest reinforced concrete building in Europe, which was called the Buckley Arms hotel.
Buckley died at the age of 75.
Buckley married Sarah Rees, daughter of William Rees of Tonn near Llandovery in 1860.