Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is the
quadruple-barrelled surname of the descendants of
Admiral The Honourable
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Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (1880–1967), who was the younger son of
the 17th Baron of Dunsany by his wife
Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor, née Burton, later
Ernle-Erle-Drax (1855–1916). The surname of Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax was assumed in lieu of Plunkett, his name from birth, by
royal licence
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on 4 October 1916. Ernle is pronounced . The current head of the family is the Westminster M.P.
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, otherwise
Richard Drax
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.
Early life
Drax was born on 29 January 195 ...
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under the account of the
Dunsany barony for a complete listing of the Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax family.
See also
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Reginald Plunkett
Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL ( Plunkett; 28 August 1880 – 16 October 1967), commonly known as Reginald Plunkett or Reginald Drax, was an Anglo-Irish admiral. The younger son of the 17th Ba ...
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Richard Drax MP
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Thomas Erle Drax
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Drax family
Ernle family
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