Thomas Erle Drax

About Thomas Erle Drax

Thomas Erle Drax was an English Tory politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for constituencies in Dorset in the 18th century. He was the son of Henry Drax, British MP and owner of slave plantations in Barbados and Jamaica.

Occupation: politician, plantation owner
Position held: member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: 1721, 1723
Died: 1789, 1790

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Thomas Erle Drax (1721 – December 1789) was an English Tory politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for constituencies in Dorset in the 18th century. He was the son of Henry Drax, British MP and owner of slave plantations in Barbados and Jamaica. Political career Drax was MP for Corfe Castle from 1744 to 1747, and went on to be MP for Wareham between 1761 and March 1768. Slave ownership Drax owned plantations in Barbados and Jamaica, and he represented the interests of the planter class in the House of Commons.

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About Thomas Erle Drax

About Thomas Erle Drax

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