Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1797–1828)
Richard Edward Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (c. March 1797 – 18 August 1828), was a British politician.
A member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor and Sarah Frances, daughter of Edward Drax, of Charborough House, Dorset. On his father's death in 1819 he succeeded him as Member of Parliament for New Romney, a seat he held until 1826.[1]
Erle-Drax-Grosvenor inherited Charborough House through his mother. He died unmarried and a lunatic[2] in August 1828, aged only 31. His sister Jane Frances Erle-Drax-Grosvenor inherited the estate. She married John Sawbridge, who assumed the surname of Erle-Drax in lieu of his patronymic.
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[edit]- ^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: New Romney to Northampton[usurped]
- ^ "Doe v. Edmonds, Exch. of Pleas (1840) 6 M. & W. 294, at 297" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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