Mr R. C. Paxton was a well known figure in Lundin Links in the first quarter of the 20th century. Born in Kilmarnock in 1853, he was the fourth of brewer George Paxton's eight children. His father George owned Richardland Brewery on the River Irvine at Riccarton, Kilmarnock but had died when Robert was still a child.
Towards the end of the 19th century, Robert Paxton became one of the early settlers of Terrell County, Texas (a county with an economy dominated by cattle and sheep ranching since its beginnings). Paxton was a sheep farmer/rancher in this area, which was to become one of the biggest sheep and wool producers in the US.
In 1908, the Paxton family bought Homelands in Lundin Links and so began eight decades of active involvement by various members of the Paxton family in village life. R. C. Paxton served on the Parish Council (chairing it for a time), was a Captain of the Lundin Golf Club and was an elder at Largo Parish Church. He gifted a well-equipped recreation hut to the village and laid out the pitch and putt facility at the Golf Club.
Robert Carswell Paxton passed away on 8 October 1926 and was survived by his wife and three daughters. The reporting of his death in the Leven Mail highlighted his "charm of manner and unostentatious generosity" which had "won a place in the heart of the parish".
In 1908, the Paxton family bought Homelands in Lundin Links and so began eight decades of active involvement by various members of the Paxton family in village life. R. C. Paxton served on the Parish Council (chairing it for a time), was a Captain of the Lundin Golf Club and was an elder at Largo Parish Church. He gifted a well-equipped recreation hut to the village and laid out the pitch and putt facility at the Golf Club.
Robert Carswell Paxton passed away on 8 October 1926 and was survived by his wife and three daughters. The reporting of his death in the Leven Mail highlighted his "charm of manner and unostentatious generosity" which had "won a place in the heart of the parish".
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