ERLE DRAX GROSVENOR, Richard Edward (1797-1828), of Charborough Park, nr. Blandford Forum, Dorset.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986
Available from Boydell and Brewer

Constituency

Dates

22 Feb. 1819 - 1826

Family and Education

b. Mar. 1797, o.s. of Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor*. educ. Westminster 1809-10; Christ Church, Oxf. 1815; European tour 1818-19. unm. suc. fa. 1819.

Offices Held

Biography

On the death of his father in February 1819, Drax Grosvenor replaced him as Member for New Romney, where he had been returned on the Dering interest as a supporter of government at the 1818 general election. No trace of parliamentary activity has been found before 1820. He died 18 Aug. 1828.1

Ref Volumes: 1790-1820

Author: M. H. Port

Notes

  • 1. MI printed in J. Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 507. Gent. Mag. (1828), ii. 283 and Burke LG give 13 Aug. 1828.