Erle-Drax-Grosvenor was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Clitheroe in 1794, a seat he held until 1796.[2] In 1802 he was elected Member of Parliament for Chester (succeeding his younger brother Thomas), which constituency he represented until 1807.[3] He returned once again to the House of Commons in 1818 when he was returned for New Romney, a seat he held until his death the following year.[4] He was High Sheriff of Dorset for 1800–01.
Erle-Drax-Grosvenor died in February 1819, aged 56. He had married Frances, daughter and heiress of Edward Drax, of Charborough Park, Dorset, in 1788, and assumed the additional surnames of Erle-Drax on inheriting Charborough Park on the death of Edward Drax in 1791. They had a son and two daughters. His son, Richard, succeeded him as MP for New Romney.[1]
richard, erle, drax, grosvenor, 1762, 1819, richard, erle, drax, grosvenor, born, grosvenor, october, 1762, february, 1819, british, politician, charborough, house, dorset, born, member, grosvenor, family, headed, duke, westminster, thomas, grosvenor, second, . Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor born Grosvenor 5 October 1762 8 February 1819 was a British politician Charborough House Dorset Born a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet His mother was Deborah daughter of Stephen Skynner while Field Marshal Thomas Grosvenor was his younger brother 1 Erle Drax Grosvenor was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Clitheroe in 1794 a seat he held until 1796 2 In 1802 he was elected Member of Parliament for Chester succeeding his younger brother Thomas which constituency he represented until 1807 3 He returned once again to the House of Commons in 1818 when he was returned for New Romney a seat he held until his death the following year 4 He was High Sheriff of Dorset for 1800 01 Erle Drax Grosvenor died in February 1819 aged 56 He had married Frances daughter and heiress of Edward Drax of Charborough Park Dorset in 1788 and assumed the additional surnames of Erle Drax on inheriting Charborough Park on the death of Edward Drax in 1791 They had a son and two daughters His son Richard succeeded him as MP for New Romney 1 References edit a b thepeerage com Richard Grosvenor leighrayment com House of Commons Chichester to Clitheroe usurped leighrayment com House of Commons Carmarthen East and Dinefwr to Chesterton usurped leighrayment com House of Commons New Romney to Northampton usurped External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Richard Grosvenor Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byJohn Buller Alexander Irvine Member of Parliament for East Looe1786 1788 With Alexander Irvine Succeeded byViscount Belgrave Alexander Irvine Preceded bySir John Aubrey Bt Assheton Curzon Member of Parliament for Clitheroe1794 1796 With Sir John Aubrey Bt Succeeded byLord Edward Bentinck Hon Robert Curzon Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byViscount Belgrave Thomas Grosvenor Member of Parliament for Chester1802 1807 With Thomas Grosvenor Succeeded byThomas Grosvenor John Grey Egerton Preceded byWilliam Mitford Cholmeley Dering Member of Parliament for New Romney1818 1819 With Andrew Strahan Succeeded byAndrew Strahan Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor 1762 1819 amp oldid 1154835438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
