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. [31], Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Last edited on 12 February 2023, at 22:40, July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, "He's the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. As a reminder of the links between Dorset and Barbados a road that bisects the Charborough estate is called Sugar Hill. [14], Drax campaigned for Brexit during the 2016 referendum. 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. 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 son, also called Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor (q.v. He served across the world, including Germany, Cyprus, Kenya, Brunei, Hong Kong, the United States, London and three operational tours in Northern Ireland. He retained the rank of lieutenant with seniority from 10 September 1981 to reflect the three years he had served. During the 2010 United Kingdom general election campaign period, in which he was running for MP for South Dorset, the Daily Mirror reported that Drax's family had earned their fortune through slavery. Yet are we to suppose that China, with its ruthless suppression of the Uighurs and Covid lockdown protesters, is morally superior to the unenlightened slavers of Stuart and Georgian England? Pictured:Richard Drax. The Draxes had also cemented a place at the heart of the establishment. Sir Reginald Drax, younger son of the 17th Lord Dunsany thereby being in remainder to the ancient Barony of Dunsany (cr. Paul Lashmar and Jonathan Smith write, Hes the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. Come on, Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, pay up, pay up and redeem your name!Duncan TomsMachynlleth, Powys. If Richard Drax was in front of me now, I would say: Mr Drax, the people of Barbados and Jamaica are entitled to reparatory justice., Beckles, the chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies, said: Today, when I drive through the Drax Hall land and its environs, I feel a keen sense of being in a massive killing field with unmarked cemeteries. The "new" Drax killed Lunatik and one of the Blood Brothers. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Here is proof that Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, has a controlling interest in the 621-acre Drax Hall Estate in Barbados. By 1839, the estate was 840 acres. The two firms on his Register of Members Interest declaration were registered as dormant. Mr Drax worth about 150million could also face a parliamentary probe. Tweet. March 1, 2023, 6:11 p.m. Six were burnt alive, and 11 beheaded. and on. He was privately educated at Harrow School . Since his wealth is based on murder, kidnap and theft, the least he can do is return his plantation in Barbados to its rightful owners, the people who live there now. The move means voters have been denied details about his business interests, and under S106 of the Companies Act it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make misleading statements. If this request is refused, the government intends to take the matter to an international arbitration court. Drax since married his third wife, Norwegian-born Elsebet Bdtker, and has four children in total. Something went wrong, please try again later. Richard, who inherited the estate in 2017 on the death of his father, Walter, is the seventh family member to sit in the Commons. As well as being extremely wealthy, Drax is also an outspoken politician. Will Huttons assertion that we are a country to be plundered by old and new rentiers alike (As Airbnbs shares go through the roof, we need to challenge the Big Tech monopoly, Comment) is amply demonstrated in the tourism sector, not just by Airbnb but by another parasitic behemoth, Tripadvisor, which contributes nothing to the industry but can still rake off up to 20% of an accommodation bookings value in its fee. Drax's response questioned his responsibility for "something that happened 300 or 400 years ago", stating "it's not what I stand for", and cited the desperation of his opponents- "all they can do is pick at bits of my family history". [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. Richard Rider (Nova). Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 29 January 1958), known as Richard Drax, is a British Conservative politician, journalist, landowner and former British Army officer, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset since 2010. [1], Drax is the eldest son of Henry Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (19282017)[27] JP DL and The Hon. [30] The Reparations Commission wants Drax Hall to be returned to Barbados, to be made into a museum. He also added other assets we highlighted as missing, including land in North Yorkshire and property in Dorset and in Surrey. After 10 years as a backbencher he has become increasingly prominent among Tory rightwing Brexiters driving the governments hardline position on Europe. Contact Richard Drax This section contains web, social and other contact information for Richard Drax. Those who survived this so-called Middle Passage were paraded, naked and in chains, at an auction in Bridgetowns main square. He also admitted that he had never given Mr Drax a second thought until he was contacted by Dorset-based members of Stand Up to Racism. 3784 (Drax Hall). We have estimated For, around 370 years ago, he also pioneered the importation of African slaves to cultivate his lucrative crop. The Drax family did it longer than any elite family.. Slavery was the business of buying and selling. However, Mr Pilgrim conceded that reparations claims could equally be made against many white Barbadians who have built successful businesses on the profits of slavery. John Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland (4 vols., London, Henry Colburn, 1835-1838), IV, pp. [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] One document reveals his involvement in the farm, showing that in February he registered the plantation as a business in the Barbados Companies House in his full name, Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax. David Comissiong, Barbadoss ambassador to Caricom, says of the Drax family: You cant simply walk away from the scene of the crime. The roads are filled with Beijing-built buses. It has a Reparations Commission, whose chair is Sir Hilary Beckles. Until 2008 the plantations covered some 880 acres, but the Draxes have sold more than 200 acres, some for housing development. He aired his views before marching in an impressive ceremony marking Barbadoss 56th anniversary of independence, and its first year as a republic, at the Kensington Oval cricket ground in Bridgetown. Drax was reinstated on the Active List on 10 September 1984, beginning his second and final period of regular service. 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.'. 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. About Richard. Its always intrigued me that Drax Plantation is still functioning. People whose experiences and knowledge of the islands history lend their opinions far more validity than mine. 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. Truss on 149, Sunak on 132. In the view of Philip Whitehead, 65, who has managed the plantation for 39 years, however, later generations of the Draxs deserve credit for sticking with sugar, through good times and bad. The plantation relied on slaves for almost 200 years and the MP said his ancestors involvement was regrettable. The Drax Hall Plantation in Barbados was added to the Register of Members Interests on December 11 days after we told the MP we were running a story. John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge was the eldest son of Samuel Elias Sawbridge (b.1769 - d.1851), an MP and landowner, and the grandson of John Sawbridge (1732?-1795), MP for Hythe 1768-74 and for London 1774-1795 and Lord Mayor of London in 1775. The mini-series ended with Drax and Cammi back on a prison ship. He is said to have spent money prodigiously [Matthew Beckett] on both Olantigh and Charborough Park, including on the building of the celebrated brick wall surrounding the estate which is said to use about 2 million bricks. Genealogy profile for Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, MP. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Harvested sugar cane is no longer processed at the plantations but taken to a central processing plant and then refined for export. At Olantigh, large picture galleries and collections of art, Venetian Towers and garden ornaments, such as a huge fountain at the entrance, were added. 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. I think its more of a moral argument, he said, adding that Mr Drax would be well-advised to save his reputation by accepting responsibility, apologising, and volunteering a substantial sum towards opening a slavery awareness museum, or some similar project. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. EXCLUSIVE: Richard Drax replaced a decade of accounts for four farming firms revealing hundreds of thousands of pounds of undisclosed business. He's the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. Companies House said failure to keep records updated could result in action. Campaigners demanded Mr Drax, 62, pay reparations for harm caused by his familys slave trade. [13], In 2009, Drax faced criticism from political rivals for 'hiding his aristocratic roots' by not using his full quadruple-barrelled name. About Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, MP. The fact that he was able to summon a *police helicopter* when peaceful trespassers entered his 13,000-acre estate yday shows you how landowners would use this new law . Here is a key to explain those letter codes: Prominent Liverpool merchant and slave-trader. One of only three Jacobean mansions in the Americas, the official Barbados tourism website lists it as one of the islands seven wonders. REVEALED: Roald Dahl books were neutered by woke consultants aged eight to 30 - led by 'non-binary, asexual, Holiday home owners in Scotland face new SNP tax hike under plans from front-runner to be new First Scotland should just self-identify as an independent country, one SNP member proposed. Thus the descendants of a much wronged people can benefit from a new hospital, a well-equipped school or some well-planned housing. Since then, we've grown to have approximately 12,000 offices throughout the United States and . 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Richard Drax is facing calls for an investigation, Mr Drax worth about 150million could also face a parliamentary probe. Drax is only the first target, he told me, evidently fired up for this great new crusade. Dont they have a responsibility as well?. Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 29 January 1958), known as Richard Drax, is a British Conservative politician, journalist, landowner and former British Army officer, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset since 2010. Brother of Henry Drax (-1790) and father of Sarah Frances Drax who married Richard Grosvenor (who became Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor [q.v.]). But he is responsible for what he does now. A Tory MP has finally admitted to Parliament he owns a former slave plantation where his family made millions. About 20m a huge sum was then paid out to compensate slave owners. 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. But it is Richard Drax MPs inheritance in Barbados, amassed over centuries by his ancestors ownership and appalling treatment of African people which drags him into the spotlight. T71/898 Barbados claim no. 1462): the second oldest title in the Peerage of Ireland. Mr Drax, a rich, high-profile British MP, had been picked on precisely because was an easy target. ), became owner of Drax Hall. The strongest-looking men could fetch 20 3,500 in todays money; lusting plantation officers would also buy young girls for their harems. Richard Drax's 17th-century ancestors James and William sailed to Barbados in the late 1620s, . [8], He relinquished his British Army commission on 9 September 1987, thereby retiring after nine years' service as a Coldstreamer. His wife is Elsebet Drax (m. 1998), Zara Drax (m. 19851997). Get weekly highlights from Mirror editor Alison Phillips direct to your email. We revealed in December Mr Drax had failed to register in Members Interests a Barbados sugar plantation he ran. EXCLUSIVE Richard Drax is the wealthiest landowner in the House of Commons and worth as much as 150 million. Black life mattered only to make millionaires of English enslavers and the Drax family did it longer than any other elite family.. The accounts reveal in 2014 it had assets of more than 3.1m, and 3.4m in 2019. Pamela Weeks (19312019) and a grandson of Admiral The Hon. He retained the rank of lieutenant with seniority from 10 September 1981 to reflect the three years he had served. That this nation exploited more slaves than any other is an often-rehearsed fact. 5 Oct. 1762, 1st s. of . 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.. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Richard Drax (Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax) was born on 29 January, 1958 in Westminster, London, United Kingdom, is a British politician. Sir Hilary Beckles, chairman of the 20-state Caribbean Communitys (Caricom) Reparations Commission and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies, estimates that as many 30,000 slaves died on the Drax plantations in Barbados andJamaicaover 200 years. [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. 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. It was ironic that this had made him a visible target for the reparations-seekers. Details: Leeds Mercury, 30 June 1887. The latest figures show an average family is paying 400 more a month for. He said it was a technical infringement, now corrected. On the marriage, Sawbridge assumed the name of Erle-Drax. A plantation like this could be used to help teach us about our history its a must that we do this if we are not to put it out of our minds. [. Drax lives in his family's ancestral seat, Charborough House a Grade I listed manor house in rural Dorset. 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. Richard Drax was gifted the plantation by his father. Driving around the island, one sees evidence of this everywhere. Lynne added, "Richard Drax is immensely wealthywith wealth exceeding 150 million. Drax retained his seat in the 2015 general election with an increased majority and the 2017 general election. not a Conservative politician, journalist, landowner and former British Army officer, serving as MP for S.Dorset Bere Regis, England Joined October 2020 1,421 Following 1,395 Followers Tweets & replies Media Pinned Tweet Drax kills Thanos. It only began to end after 1833, when slavery was abolished in the British Empire. [28], 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. The Barbados plantation was worked by up to 327 slaves at a time, with the death rate for both adults and children high. 1462): the second oldest title in the Peerage of Ireland. People who join H&R Block say it feels like being part of something bigger. Richard Drax has replaced a decade of accounts for four farming firms. IV, pp. [11] Drax retained his seat in the 2015 general election with an increased majority and the 2017 general election. By contemporary accounts, James Drax and his early successors were relatively enlightened owners who believed well-treated slaves worked more efficiently. They were beaters hired for a game-shoot he hosted. 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. Richard Drax registered the details as the Sunday Mirror revealed his ancestors past and how he still makes a packet from the business. 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. When, periodically, the Africans rebelled, the reprisals were shockingly swift and savage. For all these reasons, and more, I shall continue to fight Richard Draxs corner, uncomfortable as it may be. .] Since then, we've grown to have approximately 12,000 offices throughout the United States and around the world. This is a part of the nations history, from which we must all learn.. The barrister told me he would love to prosecute a legal case against him, even though he strongly doubts it would be seen to have validity in the courts. Its crazy, Mr Whitehead said of the campaign. His father died in 2017.. We revealed he is the wealthiest landowner in the Commons and worth as much as 150million through a series of trusts. He recently paid Bds$59,375 (22,200) in annual land tax. He holds the lordship of the manor of Longburton[citation needed] and is the largest individual landowner in Dorset, owning approximately 13,870 acres (5,610ha), equivalent to 2% of the land in Dorset. The Drax wealth may be hidden by a great wall of secrecy and unanswered questions away from prying eyes. But this was only by comparison with other plantation bosses. [7] See also [ edit] Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 29 January 1958) is a British Conservative politician, journalist and landowner, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset since 2010 . We've been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 29 January. It provided a sound education for the superstar singer Rihanna. EXCLUSIVE: Revealed: Prison reform boss who drunkenly beat her husband every day after downing white wine Are you allowing your bank to rip you off? Once that process is completed, I will of course register it in proper accordance with the rules.. Selected as a Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in July 2006, at the general election in May 2010 Drax defeated the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament for South Dorset, Jim Knight, later Lord Knight of Weymouth. 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