He was a partner in the London brewing firm of Truman, Hanbury, & Co. and a J.P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex. He was commissioned as Ensign in the part-time 7th (Mile End) Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps on 19 August 1862. The unit formed part of the 1st Administrative Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps, commanded by his uncle Charles Buxton, MP, and elder brother Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet.
He was a partner in the London brewing firm of Truman, Hanbury, & Co. and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Essex. He was appointed Ensign in the part-time 7th (Mile End) Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps on August 19, 1862. The unit belonged to the 1st Administrative Battalion of the Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps, commanded by his uncle Charles Buxton, MP, and elder brother Sir Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet.