| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Amersham | 26 Feb. 1746 – 96 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
b. 12 May 1723, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Montague Garrard Drake of Shardeloes. educ. Westminster 1738, B.N.C. Oxf. 1739, Grand Tour 1744-5. m. 9 Feb. 1747, Elizabeth (with £100,000), da. and h. of John RaworthPCC 122 Brook. of Bedford Row, Holborn, director of the South Sea Co., 5s. 3da. suc. fa. 1728.
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Main residence: Shardeloes, nr. Amersham, Bucks.
biography text
Drake succeeded as a child to estates carrying a controlling interest at Amersham, for which he was returned at the first opportunity after coming of age. A Tory, who voted against the Hanoverians in 1746, he was classed by the ministry as ‘against’ in 1747. The 2nd Lord Egmont, in his electoral survey c.1749-50, notes on Amersham: ‘William Drake commands this borough and probably will bring in two proper men for certain reasons’, the Prince of Wales adding ‘which I am sure of’. He died 8 Aug. 1796.
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