Drax also owns some 125 Dorset properties personally or through family trusts and could be worth as much as 150m. See for the whole family, Burke, vol. He is a privileged person to have this in his gift.Angela SingerCambridge, It is perhaps to be expected, but nevertheless disappointing, that after generations of his family enjoying so much more than their fair share of the fruits of nature and the labour of others, including slaves, Richard Drax seems unable to rise above himself and take some responsibility, as a few more honourable others have done, for the cost to his fellow humans, past and present, of his inherited property, accumulated wealth and self-serving politics. Richard Drax, the Conservative MP for South Dorset, has inherited the Drax Hall plantation in Barbados after his fathers death in 2017. In June hesaid of the Black Lives Matter protests: The desecration of the Cenotaph by rioters two weeks ago, on the actual D-Day anniversary, was beyond ironic. He is vociferous on immigration, too. Conservative MP for South Dorset Richard Drax, Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of the Caribbean Community Reparations Commission. Its crazy, Mr Whitehead said of the campaign. Richard Drax's net worth On the marriage, Sawbridge assumed the name of Erle-Drax. Britain outlawed slave trading in 1807, and ownership of slaves was banned in 1833. In reviewing the entries I realised an agricultural property transferred from my mother to me after my fathers death had not been included on the register. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The Draxes also owned a slave plantation in Jamaica which they sold in the 18th century. "[19][20], In June 2020, Drax wrote an article in the Dorset Echo suggesting that rioters linked to the Black Lives Matter protests had been responsible for desecrating The Cenotaph war memorial in London. Drax married his second wife; Eliza, daughter of Commander James Dugdale RN (related to David Cameron) in 1998. [1] He was educated at Harrow School before going to the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester where he graduated with a diploma in rural land management in 1990, receiving a further diploma in journalism in 1995. In January 2016, the Labour Party unsuccessfully proposed an amendment in Parliament that would have required private landlords to make their homes "fit for human habitation". However, official sources in Barbados confirm that Richards father owned the plantation and had passed it on to his oldest son, Richard. Let me declare my personal position at the outset. We revealed in December Mr Drax had failed to register in Members Interests a Barbados sugar plantation he ran. [24], He endorsed Boris Johnson in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. We are a people company first and a tax company second. The Conservative Government had responded to the amendment that they believed homes should be fit for human habitation but did not want to pass the new law that would explicitly require it. . So, no, Mr Drax is not a man for whom I would readily die in a ditch. In Barbados, the imposing plantation house, Drax Hall, built around 1650, still stands the oldest house in the western hemisphere and sugar is still grown on the plantation. Richard Drax registered the details as the Sunday Mirror revealed his ancestors' past - and how he still makes a packet from the business. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The value of the personalty was 10,381. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. They are using the old class thing and that is not what this election is about, its not what I stand for, and I ignore itI think it shows how desperate they are if all they can do is pick at bits of my family history.'. Richard Draxs income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. The latest examples of this can be seen in the confusing and expensive mess of managing Covid-19. he is one of famous Politician with the age 63 years old group. half brother. The Draxes built and designed and structured slavery. This was so new and startling that even Powell called it a colossal undertaking, while recognising that his ideas required care in the community (a phrase he did not use). I've never done it before and never done it since but it was a real moment of thoughtlessness and it won't happen again. The Mirror's newsletter brings you the latest news, exciting showbiz and TV stories, sport updates and essential political information. 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Discover Richard Drax's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. There has been speculation about whether the Drax family still owned the Barbados estate as absentee landlords, especially after Richards father Henry Drax died in 2017. Harvested sugar cane is no longer processed at the plantations but taken to a central processing plant and then refined for export. It was suggested the then leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, had asked wealthy Conservative candidates to shorten their names to appear more in touch with normal people. Barbados is not a Third World country, he said. The roads are filled with Beijing-built buses. Mr Drax who has described his ancestors slavery role as deeply, deeply regrettable said: I have updated my entries to include the property in Barbados, although that disclosure is not necessary until it has been legally transferred to me. Drax denied the accusations, saying that he used the shortened version of his name only because of the "logistic mouthful", while Cameron's comments were a "throw away joke". This article was amended on 13 December 2020 because an earlier version referred to the Caribbean Reparations Commission (Caricom) To clarify: Caricom is the Caribbean Community, an organisation of fifteen states and dependencies throughout the Caribbean. This was a crime against humanity and we impose upon him [Mr Drax] and his family a moral responsibility to contribute to the effort to repair the damage.. Yet to my mind there is something fundamentally unfair about singling out any individual and holding him responsible for the horrors of slavery; a practice that was mercifully outlawed five generations before he was born after an abolition campaign led by Britain. Im not sure I agree, but after being shown round the plantation by Richard Draxs estate manager, white Barbadian Philip Whitehead, I can understand the sentiment. The Erle family had owned Charborough House, Dorset, since the C16th and through the marriage, Drax took possession of it. 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Here is proof that Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, has a controlling interest in the 621-acre Drax Hall Estate in Barbados. Erle-Drax's descendant, Richard Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, was elected as Conservative MP for South Dorset in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 using the 'truncated' name Richard Drax. Leading Barbados human rights barrister Andrew Pilgrim KC (a title still used here, though Charles is no longer king) depicts an island where black people are too often treated as second-class citizens, though they overwhelmingly form the majority of the 287,000 population. . The Erle family had owned Charborough House, Dorset, since the C16th and through the marriage, Drax took possession of it. Here is a key to explain those letter codes: Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader. . If he espouses the same cause that so many Tories champion, that it does people good to learn to stand on their own two feet, he would surely welcome the introduction of wealth and land taxes.Brian WoollandSalisbury, Wiltshire, Richard Drax cannot be responsible for what his ancestors did 400 years ago. They have a responsibility now to make some effort to help repair the damage. [2][3], Drax passed out from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned in the British Army joining the Coldstream Guards on 9 December 1978 as a second lieutenant. 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Brother of Henry Drax (-1790) and father of Sarah Frances Drax who married Richard Grosvenor (who became Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor [q.v.]). Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old? The MP for the nearby corrupt borough of Wareham, Dorset, he appears to have never said anything in the Commons save for asking the Speaker that a window be opened (though this story may be apocryphal). The Drax family also owned slave plantations in Jamaica, which they sold in the mid-1800s. Dont they have a responsibility as well?. The TV presenter and historian David Olusoga says: The Drax family are one of the few who were pioneers in the early stages of the British slave economy back in the 17th century and, generations later, still owned plantations and enslaved people at the end of British slavery in the 1830s. The current owner is Richard Drax, a British member of parliament, who inherited the property after the death of his father, Henry Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (1928-2017), a former High Sheriff of Dorset. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Men such as Barbados army veteran Pedro Hall, 72, a cousin of the great West Indian fast-bowler Wes Hall. The Drax family did it longer than any elite family.. Drax has not yet declared the land or its properties in the parliamentary register of members interests. Some new arrivals chose to hang themselves rather than face a lifetime of servitude, believing they would be resurrected and transported back to their homelands. Lets say that things didnt go too well from there, the insider says. Later, the Draxes married into the Erle family that owned Charborough Park and the sugar profits helped to greatly extend the mansion and lands back in England. Later, the Draxes married into the Erle family that owned Charborough Park and the sugar profits helped to greatly extend the . He relinquished his British Army commission on 9 September 1987, thereby retiring after nine years' service as a Coldstreamer. I couldnt stand by and watch these white people carry our struggle, he said. Genealogy profile for Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, MP. Reparations row MP adds plantation to his register of members interests, Letters: A tax on Drax would be a true Tory cause. The mausoleum was demolished in 1935 and replaced by a flat memorial stone. When, periodically, the Africans rebelled, the reprisals were shockingly swift and savage. [12][non-primary source needed], In the House of Commons he has sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and currently serves on the European Scrutiny Committee. Richard Anobile, a prolific creator of film books whose friendly collaboration with the anarchic comedian Groucho Marx on a project called "The . Richard Drax is known for PMQs (2010), The Sarah-Jane Mee Show (2019) and South at Six (1961). Biography. As it has changed little since the mid-1600s, one could imagine the appalling misery of the men, women and children who once worked here. The accounts reveal in 2014 it had assets of more than 3.1m, and 3.4m in 2019. A cousin is the 19th and present Lord Dunsany. [22], Drax endorsed Suella Braverman during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. The MP declined to comment this week. Paul Lashmar and Jonathan Smith write, Hes the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. Following his death in 1887 the house and estate at Olantigh passed to his nephew, Wanley Ellis Sawbridge-Erle-Drax, who again shared his time between Charborough and Olantigh, until 1903 when the house burnt down. Richardpassed away in 1370, at age 33 at death place. Iniquitously, the government paid the 45,000 Britons still owning slaves at the start of Queen Victorias reign vast sums in compensation for giving them up. King Charles IIs brother, James, was president of the Royal African Company, the biggest supplier of slaves, and shares were held by such lauded figures as the philosopher John Locke and diarist Samuel Pepys. During the election campaign there was some controversy when the Daily Mirror wrote that Drax's ancestors had earned their fortune on slavery. On 5 February 2013, Drax voted in the House of Commons against a Second Reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 which legalised marriage for same-sex couples. That is for Third World countries. ET. We've been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955. Nurses leader: we dont have enough staff to keep all our patients safe. His father died in 2017.. In 2013, the BBC noted that his ancestor John Erle-Drax, who had an estate in Barbados, was recorded in a database created by University College London as having received 4,293 12s 6d in compensation for 189 slaves when slavery was abolished. That this nation exploited more slaves than any other is an often-rehearsed fact. Left his estate, including the plant and stock of the Hall Drax estate, Barbados, and his properties, furniture and other contents to his nephew, Wanley Ellis Sawbridge. In the Chinese capital, there is even a Barbados development office, these days. In 1827 he married Jane, the daughter of Richard Erle-Drax Grosvenor and a member of the Drax family which was so prominent among the slave-owners of Barbados. At least six of his ancestors, including John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax and the 17th Lord Dunsany, were Members of Parliament for Dorset and Gloucestershire between the 1680s and 1880s. His properties stretch from North Yorkshire to Dorset, where he lives in a Grade I-listed stately home with some 14,000 acres and his estimated worth is 150 million. Drax responded to the incident by saying: "I popped in to get some literature and very thoughtlessly parked on those lines which I immediately regretted and apologise to the organisation straight away. This might sound controversial coming from a black person, he began, but there are many parts to the slavery story. [14], Drax campaigned for Brexit during the 2016 referendum. By 1839, the estate was 840 acres. T71/898 Barbados claim no. David Comissiong, the Barbados ambassador to Caricom, said on Friday: There have been centuries of looting and siphoning off the wealth which should have remained in Barbados. The MPs spokesman said: Richard was made aware on February 5 of omissions in the Companies House filings in relation to unlimited Abbots Court Farm and Anderson Manor Farm. Asked about its absence on the Parliamentary Register of Members Interests, Drax said on Friday that he is still acting as executor of his fathers will and does not yet legally own the Barbados holdings as these are still going through the probate process and have not yet transferred to my name. I have enjoyed a bountiful carrot harvest, having duped carrot fly by planting seeds in lavatory roll holders. Official sources in Bridgetown, Barbados, confirmed the MP now farms Drax Hall. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. My parents died in short succession and administration of both estates is ongoing. Richard Drax, 1352 - 1370RichardDrax13521370 Last week, leading figures in the Caribbean Communitys (Caricom) Reparations Commission described the Drax Hall plantation as a killing field and a crime scene from the tens of thousands of African slaves who died there in terrible conditions between 1640 and 1836. Mr Drax was also criticised for failing to pay beaters at shooting parties on his estate the minimum wage. On Friday, the MP said he does not yet legally own the Barbados holdings as these are still going through the probate process and have not yet transferred to my name. 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A fraction of his family fortune, accumulated during centuries of slavery, could do good today for people . They justify this by claiming the psychological, social and economic damage caused by slavery continues today. How fitting! On top of all that, he was named and shamed by HM Revenue and Customs, last year, among 139 employers who paid staff below the minimum wage. Drax was born on 29 January 1958 in Westminster. (LogOut/ He should not be denied credit for setting in train one of the great social policy changes of the 20th century.Terry PhilpotLimpsfield Chart, Surrey. He's the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. Three: we would like to talk to you about how [you should repay these debts]. Christianwas born circa 1341, in Yorkshire, England. EXCLUSIVE Richard Drax is the wealthiest landowner in the House of Commons and worth as much as 150 million. The capsule will disintegrate organically, providing a scent barrier to carrots on the move; chives planted in the same bed are also deterrents.Anne Marie KennedyCo Galway, Ireland, The Conservative MP and landowner could learn to stand on his own two feet, rather than a family fortune built on slavery, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Reparations row MP adds plantation to his register of members interests, He's the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. For all these reasons, and more, I shall continue to fight Richard Draxs corner, uncomfortable as it may be. Richard DRAX MP not (@DraxNot) / Twitter Richard DRAX MP not @DraxNot not a Land owner of a walled estate in Dorset. His brother William took their methods to Jamaica where the former plantation area is also still known as Drax Hall. [25], Drax lives in his family's ancestral seat, Charborough House a Grade I listed manor house in rural Dorset. Though institutions such as Glasgow University, All Souls College, Oxford, and brewers Greene King have opted to pay compensation for their links to slavery, surely the same onus shouldnt pass down the genealogical tree of every family involved? In recognition of this, a road has been named after Sir James Drax, and the islands oldest school was established, in 1695, with a bequest from his grandson, Colonel Henry Drax. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. (LogOut/ A Tory MP has finally admitted to Parliament he owns a former slave plantation where his family made millions. Since his wealth is based on murder, kidnap and theft, the least he can do . Cut in half, fill with potting compost, insert one seed in the centre, lightly cover and keep moist. The shame and despair of being physically attacked by your own child, Do not sell or share my personal information. As author Matthew Parker states in his definitive book The Sugar Barons, by the end of the 17th century virtually every British merchant and investor was implicated in the slave-driven sugar economy. I'm a Feng Shui expert and these are the three things I will never allow in a bedroom. Now he could be on the hook for reparations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Drax&oldid=1139014260, This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 22:40. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. But who rounded up these slaves and brought them to the African ports where they were purchased? Medic who doctored his pay and swindled 68,000 from the NHS Nurses are prepared to walk out of A&E and not provide Grinning and bearing it? [30] The Reparations Commission wants Drax Hall to be returned to Barbados, to be made into a museum. The rape of female slaves was also common, punishable only by a small fine. The estates finances are largely opaque to the public gaze and involve at least six trusts and other disconnected financial entities. He is a member of famous Politician with the age 64 years old group. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 29 January. Drax since married his third wife, Norwegian-born Elsebet Bdtker, and has four children in total. James Drax first landed in Barbados in 1627. If this request is refused, the government intends to take the matter to an international arbitration court. Catherine Bennett was right to question the special Eton magic (Just what is the special Eton magic that allows it to turn out epic oafs year after year?, Comment). More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. David Comissiong, Barbadoss ambassador to Caricom, says of the Drax family: You cant simply walk away from the scene of the crime. Home U.K. Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset, earlier this year. 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Richard Drax, better known by her family name Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, is a popular British Politician. As the estate passed down the fractured family line, thousands of slaves were made to cut and grind the Drax sugarcanes, amputating limbs in the rolling machines, being scalded by spills of boiling sugar, dying from insect-borne diseases and exhaustion. About Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, MP. [4] Drax was promoted lieutenant on 9 December 1980,[5] before being transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers after active service on 9 December 1983, ending his first period of full-time military service. In 2009, Drax faced criticism from political rivals for 'hiding his aristocratic roots' by not using his full quadruple-barrelled name. 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