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British Whig politician (c.1693–1755)
Henry Drax (c. 1693–1755) of Ellerton Abbey, Yorkshire, and Charborough, near Wareham, Dorset, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons
Henry_Drax
17th-century plantation in Barbados
Dorset. By 1680, Henry Drax was the owner of the largest plantations on Barbados, then in the parish of St. John. A planter-merchant, Drax had a hired "proper
Drax_Hall_Estate
First level school in Barbados, founded 1695
1695 as the Drax Parish School, under the 1682 will of plantation owner Colonel Henry Drax (great-uncle of the Whig politician Henry Drax), who had left
Combermere_School
English planter and military officer ((c.1609–c.1662)
Colonel Sir James Drax (c. 1609 – c. 1662) was an English planter and military officer. Born in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Drax migrated to the English
James_Drax
British TV series
surgeon who hides his dark past as a disgraced military officer, and Henry Drax, the ship's chief harpooner and coxswain who is also a murderous thug
The_North_Water_(TV_series)
Marvel Comics fictional character
Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Sampson Douglas) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Starlin, the character
Drax_the_Destroyer
UK House of Commons borough (1302–1885)
sit in this Parliament for Wareham At the election of 1747, Henry Drax and Thomas Erle Drax were initially returned as elected, but on petition (in a dispute
Wareham_(constituency)
Grade I listed English country house
Elizabeth Drax. Thomas changed his surname to Drax, having become the heir of his wealthy childless uncle Col. Henry Drax, a sugar planter of Drax Hall in
Charborough_House
Surname list
Drax is a surname, and may refer to: Henry Drax (c. 1693–1755), English politician James Drax (died 1662), Barbados plantation owner Reginald Drax (1880–1967)
Drax_(surname)
2016 novel by Ian McGuire
threat due to cheaper paraffin and coal oil replacing whale oil. We meet Henry Drax, a harpooner of the whaling ship Volunteer who rapes and kills a child
The_North_Water_(novel)
True Detective Detective Ray Velcoro 8 episodes 2021 The North Water Henry Drax 5 episodes 2024–present Sugar John Sugar 16 episodes; also executive producer
List of Colin Farrell performances
List_of_Colin_Farrell_performances
British politician (born 1958)
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (born 29 January 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician, landowner, journalist, and former Member
Richard_Drax
Parish in Barbados
Caribbean, founded over a century ago by British plantation owner Colonel Henry Drax. At its most rural, the parish's many villages (such as the seafront Fitts
Saint_James,_Barbados
Surname list
Drax family. Reginald Plunkett Thomas Erle Drax Drax Hall Estate Horsfield, Michaela (21 July 2017). "Obituary: Henry Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax"
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
British MP
could not be a candidate while still an MP. Pitt wrote to Prime Minister Henry Pelham in May 1750 reporting that he had been invited to stand in Dorchester
John_Pitt_(of_Encombe)
British court official (c.1720 – 1792)
formerly Elizabeth Drax, was a British court official, the wife of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley. She was the daughter of Henry Drax and his wife
Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess Berkeley
Elizabeth_Berkeley,_Countess_Berkeley
British-born aristocrat
Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny Ruvigny and Raineval, 9th marquis; Raineval, Melville Henry Massue marquis
Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess_Victor_of_Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Historic site in North Yorkshire, England
until it was purchased in the 1690s by Col. Henry Drax, a wealthy slave owner and sugar planter, of Drax Hall in Barbados, who was looking for an English
Ellerton_Abbey_House
Group of schools in Jamaica
Barbados, originally the Drax Parish School, established in 1695 by the will of Colonel Henry Drax, a son of Sir James Drax, of 1682. The third (by record
Wolmer's_Schools
Royal Navy Admiral (1880-1967)
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL (né Plunkett; 28 August 1880 – 16 October 1967), commonly known as Sir Reginald Plunkett or Sir Reginald Drax, was an Anglo-Irish
Reginald_Drax
British merchant and Whig politician
1710–1728 With: Henry Henley 1710-1715 John Henley 1715-1722 Henry Holt Henley 1722-1727 Henry Drax 1727-1728 Succeeded by Henry Drax Henry Holt Henley
John_Burridge_(MP,_died_1753)
British noblewoman (1750–1828)
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Drax and Elizabeth Ernle. She was the second child in the family to survive
Elizabeth,_Princess_Berkeley
English noble (1715–1755)
married Frances Vane, Viscountess Vane. He married Elizabeth Drax, daughter of Henry Drax and Elizabeth Ernle, on 7 May 1744. They had at least three sons
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
Augustus_Berkeley,_4th_Earl_of_Berkeley
British politician (died 1743)
Elizabeth Shatterden, daughter of Thomas Shatterden, afterwards Drax, sister of Henry Drax. Lewen died on 1 April 1743 leaving by his first wife a daughter
George_Lewen
Nicholas Martyn. Henry Drax's Estate Act 1691 3 Will. & Mar. c. 10 Pr. 24 February 1692 An Act to vest the Estate late of Henry Drax Esquire, deceased
List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1691
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_England_from_1691
Church in Selby, UK
Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Drax
St_Peter_and_St_Paul's_Church,_Drax
British peer and militia officer (1745–1810)
of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley, by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Drax, of Ellerton Abbey, Yorkshire. He succeeded his father in the Earldom
Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
Frederick_Berkeley,_5th_Earl_of_Berkeley
British soldier (1770–1825)
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley and the former Elizabeth Drax (a daughter of Henry Drax). He succeeded his father as seventh Baron Craven in 1791. In
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (British Army officer)
William_Craven,_1st_Earl_of_Craven_(British_Army_officer)
17th century English peer
their granddaughter Martha Johnson. His daughter Dorothy Lovelace married Henry Drax (1641–1682), a plantation owner in Barbados. "Genealogie Online". Seccombe
John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace
John_Lovelace,_2nd_Baron_Lovelace
British lawyer and politician
passed to the descendants of his sister Anne (died 1720), who had married Henry Fane. Their second son, Thomas Fane, also a Bristol merchant, succeeded
John_Scrope_(MP)
British Army general (c. 1728–1809)
Hodgkinson Henry Drax Member of Parliament for Wareham 1754–1761 With: Henry Drax 1754–1755 Edward Drax 1755–1761 Succeeded by Thomas Erle Drax John Pitt
William_Augustus_Pitt
British politician and writer (1709–1773)
Lyttelton was a friend and supporter of Alexander Pope in the 1730s and of Henry Fielding in the 1750s; the latter dedicated his novel Tom Jones to Lyttelton
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
George_Lyttelton,_1st_Baron_Lyttelton
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Paul's Church, Drax, is the parish church. In the reign of King Henry I (1100–1135) William Paynel founded a priory of Augustinian Canons at Drax. In 1868 it
Drax,_North_Yorkshire
1955 novel by Ian Fleming
game between Bond and the industrialist Hugo Drax. In the latter half of the novel, Bond is seconded to Drax's staff as the businessman builds the Moonraker
Moonraker_(novel)
on 30 December 1754, that Henry Drax and William Augustus Pitt were duly elected and rejected the claims of Thomas Erle Drax and John Pitt. (c) There was
List of MPs elected in the 1754 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1754_British_general_election
English Tory politician
18th century. He was the son of Henry Drax, British MP and owner of slave plantations in Barbados and Jamaica. Drax was MP for Corfe Castle from 1744
Thomas_Erle_Drax
English lawyer and Member of Parliament
of Parliament for Wareham 1729–1734 With: Nathaniel Gould Succeeded by Henry Drax John Pitt Preceded by George Lewen William Hucks Member of Parliament
Thomas_Tower_(MP)
Annual television award
2021 Ewan McGregor Halston Halston Netflix Colin Farrell The North Water Henry Drax AMC+ Stephen Graham Help Tony Channel 4 Michael Keaton Dopesick Dr. Samuel
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Satellite_Award_for_Best_Actor_–_Miniseries_or_Television_Film
British politician (1800–1887)
John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax (born Sawbridge; 6 October 1800 – 5 January 1887) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) during the Victorian era
John_Erle-Drax
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
(13 August 2009). The English Parliaments of Henry VII. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191610264. "LEKE, Henry (by 1526-58 or later), ?of London. | History of
Lyme_Regis_(constituency)
English nobleman (1608–1664)
Tufton, who died young. Lady Frances Tufton, who married Henry Drax, son of Sir James Drax, died without issue. Lady Cicely Tufton (1648–1672), who married
John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet
John_Tufton,_2nd_Earl_of_Thanet
Viscount Doneraile Paul Jodrell Death 25 January 1751 Wareham u* John Pitt Henry Drax Resignation to contest Dorchester 28 January 1751 Weymouth and Melcombe
List of Great Britain by-elections (1734–1754)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1734–1754)
British Member of Parliament (died 1748)
Henry Holt Henley (died 8 May 1748) was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1722 and 1748. He represented Lyme
Henry_Holt_Henley
2022 awards ceremony for film and television
McGregor – Halston as Halston (Netflix) Colin Farrell – The North Water as Henry Drax (AMC+) Stephen Graham – Help as Tony (Channel 4) Michael Keaton – Dopesick
26th_Satellite_Awards
English financier and politician
Sir Edward Ernle Joseph Gascoigne Member of Parliament for Wareham 1729–1734 With: Sir Edward Ernle Thomas Tower 1729 Succeeded by Henry Drax John Pitt
Nathaniel_Gould_(died_1738)
Anglo-Irish peer, landowner and politician
was inherited from an ancestress, Elizabeth Ernle (1697–1759), wife of Henry Drax, Esq., who was the daughter and eventual heiress of Sir Edward Ernle,
John Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany
John_Plunkett,_17th_Baron_of_Dunsany
Hucks - died Replaced by Joseph Townsend 1740 Whig . Wareham (seat 1/2) Henry Drax Wareham (seat 2/2) John Pitt Warwick (seat 1/2) Sir William Keyt – unseated
List of MPs elected in the 1734 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1734_British_general_election
Henry Herbert Whig Ludlow (seat 2/2) Richard Herbert Whig Lyme Regis (seat 1/2) Henry Drax Whig Lyme Regis (seat 2/2) John Burridge Replaced by Henry
List of MPs elected in the 1727 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1727_British_general_election
English politician
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded by George Pitt, Henry Drax Member of Parliament for Wareham 1722–1728 With: Sir Edward Ernle Succeeded by Sir Edward
Joseph_Gascoigne
Pitt, junior 1715 Wareham (seat 2/2) Thomas Erle – pensioned Replaced by Henry Drax 1718 Warwick (seat 1/2) William Colemore Warwick (seat 2/2) Hon. Dodington
List of MPs elected in the 1715 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1715_British_general_election
English peeress
Lovelace (1650–1684), who married Henry Drax of Drax Hall, a plantation owner in Barbados who was the son of Sir James Drax. Lord Lovelace died in 1670. Lady
Anne Lovelace, 7th Baroness Wentworth
Anne_Lovelace,_7th_Baroness_Wentworth
English army general and politician (1650–1720)
1710–1713 George Pitt, Jnr. 1715–1718 Succeeded by George Pitt, Jnr. Henry Drax Preceded by Sir George Rooke William Gifford Member of Parliament for
Thomas_Erle
Norris Sir John Norris Naval Lord 28 March 1718 Wareham u Thomas Erle Henry Drax Resignation (Given a pension) 29 March 1718 Arundel u* Thomas Micklethwaite
List of Great Britain by-elections (1715–1734)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1715–1734)
Cartwright Death 30 December 1754 Wareham u Henry Drax Henry Drax Election voided due to Double Return Thomas Erle Drax William Augustus Pitt William Augustus
List of Great Britain by-elections (1754–1774)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1754–1774)
John Rush Wareham (seat 1/2) Henry Drax Wareham (seat 2/2) John Pitt Warwick (seat 1/2) Wills Hill Warwick (seat 2/2) Henry Archer Warwickshire (seat 1/2)
List of MPs elected in the 1741 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1741_British_general_election
English Whig politician
Succeeded by Sir Charles Wager Sir John Norris Preceded by George Pitt, junior Henry Drax Member of Parliament for Wareham 1722–1729 With: Joseph Gascoigne Nathaniel
Sir_Edward_Ernle,_3rd_Baronet
English landowner and Tory politician
separated from his wife according to a petition of his brother-in-law, Henry Bernier, supported by an affidavit of Mary Louisa Pitt, dated 21 March 1730
George_Pitt_(died_1745)
Canadian actress (born 1987)
Indignation, and co-starred in the supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax, and as Sadie Dunhill in the Hulu miniseries 11.22.63, an adaptation of Stephen
Sarah_Gadon
Canadian actress (born 1972)
Gadon, and Aaron Paul in the supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016), directed by Alexandre Aja. Also in 2016, Parker co-starred in the
Molly_Parker
Anglo-Irish politician and peer (1740–1780)
and Elizabeth Drax (eldest daughter of Henry Drax of Ellerton Abbey). Together, they were the parents of six children, including: Hon. Henry Forbes (b. 1767)
George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard
George_Forbes,_5th_Earl_of_Granard
British band
dispute and came to blows with the record label Virgin after they picketed Drax Power Station in Yorkshire. They also performed benefit gigs for the miners
The_Flying_Pickets
Public secondary school in Kingston, Jamaica
It was established in 1789 by Charles Drax, who was the grand-nephew of wealthy Barbadian sugar planter James Drax. It provides traditional classroom education
Jamaica_College
Marvel Studios television special
story of how Yondu ruined Christmas for Peter Quill. Mantis discusses with Drax her plan to find a perfect Christmas present for Quill, who is still depressed
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Holiday_Special
2014 Marvel Studios film
inmate, Drax the Destroyer, attempts to kill Gamora due to her association with Ronan, who killed his wife and daughter. Quill convinces Drax that Gamora
Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)
American actor and professional wrestler (born 1969)
WrestleMania 35 that year. As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and
Dave_Bautista
British politician (1762-1819)
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (born Grosvenor; 5 October 1762 – 8 February 1819) was a British politician. Born a member of the Grosvenor family now headed
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)
Richard_Erle-Drax-Grosvenor_(1762–1819)
Australian clergyman and naturalist
Selby, Yorkshire, England, to Reverend Henry Atkinson, Vicar of Barmby and headmaster at the Read School, Drax. He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge
Henry_Dresser_Atkinson
2017 Marvel Studios film
the Galaxy Holiday Special in November 2022. In 2014, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Baby Groot are renowned as the Guardians of the Galaxy. High
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2
British lawyer and politician
Henry Bankes (1698/1700 – 23 September 1776) was a British lawyer and politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle. Bankes was the
Henry_Bankes_(died_1776)
British businessman (born 1945)
Keith Nicholas Henry FREng (born 3 March 1945) is a British businessman, and a former Chief Executive of National Power. He was born in Iran. He attended
Keith_Henry
2023 Marvel Studios film
wipe out the Sovereign if they failed to retrieve Rocket. At Counter-Earth, Drax and Mantis remain with Gamora and Rocket while Peter Quill, Groot, and Nebula
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._3
12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman
Stephen's rival, the Empress Matilda. In 1154, however, Stephen besieged Drax Castle, took it from Robert de Gant, and restored William Paynel's lands
Fulk_Paynel
12th-century Anglo-Norman baron
founded two religious houses – the Drax Priory at Drax in the 1130s and an abbey at Hambye in Normandy around 1145. Drax was a house of Augustinian canons
William_Paynel
English family
daughter of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley by his wife, Elizabeth Drax, widow of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven and morganatic wife of Alexander
Berkeley_family
2018 single by Drax Project
"Toto" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project. Inspired by vocalist Shaan Singh quitting their full-time jobs to pursue music, "Toto" was released
Toto_(Drax_Project_song)
2020 single by Drax Project
"Tukituki Te Manawa" ("Fluttering Heart") is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, performed in Māori language. It was the band's second song released
Tukituki_Te_Manawa
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
against Thanos and fights the Guardians of the Galaxy, only to be killed by Drax. As of 2026,[update] the character has appeared in two projects: the films
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
Welsh actor (born 1991)
football.[citation needed] In January 2009 he played the evil queen's sidekick Drax in the pantomime Snow White at Worthing.[citation needed] In 2010, Roberts
Craig_Roberts
Irish peerage title
Dunsany (1853–1899) Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878–1957) Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany (1906–1999)
Baron_of_Dunsany
British politician (1764–1840)
1764 in Penrhyn Castle, Llandygai. He was the second son of politician Henry Dawkins, who owned slave plantations in the British colony of Jamaica, and
George_Hay_Dawkins-Pennant
Marvel Comics paperbacks that reprint entire runs
2008 team line-up - Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock - first came together during the Annihilation:
Marvel_Epic_Collection
English planter and colonial administrator
royalist who had arrived in Barbados around 1640, married a sister of James Drax, a leading plantation owner, and acquired an estate in the parish of Saint
Christopher Codrington (colonial administrator)
Christopher_Codrington_(colonial_administrator)
British royal nanny and personal assistant (born 1965)
1966) married Captain Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, also known as Richard Drax. Legge-Bourke's brother Harry, born in 1972, was a Page of
Tiggy_Legge-Bourke
Canadian musician
featured contributions from McHenry, Smith, Rob Rock, Daísa Munhoz of Vandroya and Soulspell, and Vasilis Georgiou and Gus Drax of Sunburst and Black Fate
Leah_(musician)
American superhero animated television series
9, 2019. The Guardians of the Galaxy team consists of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. During season one, the Guardians
Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(TV_series)
Marvel Comics fictional character
Gem from Warlock. When Drax the Destroyer held onto the Soul Gem, he discovered that the Soulworld inside is corrupted. Drax knocked out Gamora and made
Adam_Warlock
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
As the High Evolutionary's ship explodes, Adam is rescued by Groot, and Drax explains that everyone deserves a second chance. Adam subsequently saves
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
2019 single by Drax Project
band Drax Project. A song that had been a part of the band's live performance set for years, it was released as a single from their debut album Drax Project
All This Time (Drax Project song)
All_This_Time_(Drax_Project_song)
American filmmaker (born 1966)
in talks with Marvel Studios to make a Ravagers spinoff series. Untitled Drax and Mantis spinoff film: In September 2017, Gunn said he would continue to
James_Gunn
Park in London
House, was built in the 18th century and was owned by the Grosvenor and Drax families who, for most of its history, let it to a series of wealthy tenants
Cannizaro_Park
Judge Dredd Ray Winstone in Scum The Dirty Dozen Danny Trejo in Con-Air Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard
List_of_stock_characters
created by the High Evolutionary. They are seen when Mantis, Nebula, and Drax are thrown in a chamber with them. Mantis calms them down and adopts them
Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Features_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe
English painter
Henry Boyd (1831 – 4 March 1922) was a British clergyman, academic, and administrator at the University of Oxford. Boyd attained a BA degree from Hertford
Henry_Boyd_(academic)
MPs in the 59th United Kingdom House of Commons
business affairs". Sky News. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025. Zeffman, Henry; Nevett, Joshua (16 July 2025). "Starmer suspends Labour MPs over discipline
List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
Marvel Comics character
Ikaris Kingo Sunen Makkari Phastos Sprite Thena Guardians of the Galaxy Drax the Destroyer Gamora Groot Mantis Nebula Rocket Raccoon Star-Lord Imperial
Death's_Head_(Marvel_Comics)
Private preparatory school in Berkshire, England
Ropp researcher and writer Digby Mackworth Dolben, poet Reginald Drax, admiral Henry Carey Druce, British army officer, SAS William Fletcher rower William
Cheam_School
American actor (1951–2023)
comic book adaptation The Phantom, with his character—villainous Xander Drax—trying his utmost to take over the world and kill the titular superhero.
Treat_Williams
British writer (1908–1964)
Hugo Drax, the antagonist of Moonraker, was named after Fleming's acquaintance Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax; Drax's assistant
Ian_Fleming
Country house in Wye with Hinxhill, Kent, England
its statuary. Erle-Drax had an equestrian statue of himself erected in front of the house's grand portico. and stags, the Erle-Drax mascots, were placed
Olantigh
Belgian diplomat
Belgique dans l'édification européenne. 1981. "Obituary of Henry Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax". Daily Echo. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
Robert_Rothschild
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