Montague Garrard Drake
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Montague Garrard Drake (1692–1728), of Shardeloes, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1728.
Drake was the only surviving son of Montagu Drake MP of Shardeloes, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire and his wife Jane Garrard, daughter of Sir John Garrard, 3rd Baronet. His father died in 1698 and he succeeded to the estates. He was educated privately under Philip Ayres and matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 16 July 1706 aged 15 and was awarded MA on 16 July 1709.[1] From 1710 to 1712, he undertook the Grand Tour visiting Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and France between 1710 and 1712 studying at Padua in 1710.[2]
Drake was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Amersham at the 1713 British general election as soon as he came of age.[2] He was re-elected in 1715 and in 1722, but in 1722 decided to sit for Buckinghamshire instead. He voted against the Administration in all recorded divisions. However, at the 1727 British general election, it was said that the populace were mutinous and so exasperated with the great Mr. Drake, [whom] they considered the chief promoter of the compromise and against the rights of the freeholders that he decided to return to Amersham where he was elected in 1727.[3]
Drake's tomb in Amersham was designed and sculpted by Peter Scheemakers.[4]
Family
References
- ↑ Foster, Joseph. "'Disbrowe-Dyve', in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, ed. Joseph Foster (Oxford, 1891), pp. 406-439". British History Online. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 "DRAKE, Montagu Garrard (1692-1728), of Shardeloes, nr. Amersham, Bucks". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "DRAKE, Montague Garrard (1692–1728), of Shardeloes, nr. Amersham, Bucks". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by rupert Gunnis
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Amerham 1713–1722 With: The 1st Viscount Fermanagh 1713-1717 The 2nd Viscount Fermanagh 1717-1722 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1722–1727 With: Sir Thomas Lee, 3rd Bt. |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Amerham 1727–1728 With: Baptist Leveson-Gower 1727-1728 Thomas Lutwyche 1728 |
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