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Thomas Erle Drax

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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.[1] He was the son of Henry Drax, British MP and owner of slave plantations in Barbados and Jamaica.

Political career

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Drax was MP for Corfe Castle from 1744 to 1747, and went on to be MP for Wareham between 1761 and March 1768.[1]

Slave ownership

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Drax owned plantations in Barbados and Jamaica, and he represented the interests of the planter class in the House of Commons.[1]

Personal life

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He was a member of the Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax family and lived at Charborough House.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "DRAX, Thomas Erle (?1721–89), of Charborough, Dorset | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

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