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Edward Carson, Baron Carson

Edward Henry Carson

Irish politician, barrister and judge (1854-1935).

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Statements about Edward Carson, Baron Carson

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Dublin

Place of Death

Isle of Thanet

Date of Death

10/22/1935

Date of Birth

2/9/1854

Member of Political Party

Conservative Party
Ulster Unionist Party

Educated At

Trinity College, Dublin

Instance Of

Human

Image

Occupation

Politician
Judge
Barrister

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
( - 4/12/1927)
End Cause
:
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
End Time
: 4/12/1927

Given Name

Edward
Henry

Position Held

16 items
Member of the House of Lords
End Time
: unknown value
Leader of the Opposition
(10/19/1915 - 12/6/1916)
Replaces
:
Bonar Law
End Time
: 12/6/1916
Start Time
: 10/19/1915
Attorney General for England and Wales
(5/25/1915 - 10/19/1915)
Replaces
:
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
Replaced By
:
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
End Time
: 10/19/1915
Start Time
: 5/25/1915
Solicitor General for England and Wales
(5/11/1900 - 12/4/1905)
Replaces
:
Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay
Replaced By
:
William Robson, Baron Robson
End Time
: 12/4/1905
Start Time
: 5/11/1900
Solicitor-General for Ireland
(6/20/1892 - 8/11/1892)
Replaces
:
John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson
Replaced By
:
Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill
End Time
: 8/11/1892
Start Time
: 6/20/1892
Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
(1896 - )
Start Time
: 1896
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
(1905 - )
Start Time
: 1905
Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/14/1918 - 6/1/1921)
End Cause
:
Appointed as a Judge
Electoral District
:
Belfast Duncairn
Elected In
:
1918 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 6/1/1921
Start Time
: 12/14/1918
Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/3/1910 - 11/25/1918)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
December 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 11/25/1918
Start Time
: 12/3/1910
Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/15/1910 - 11/28/1910)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
January 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 11/28/1910
Start Time
: 1/15/1910
Member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/12/1906 - 1/10/1910)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
1906 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 1/10/1910
Start Time
: 1/12/1906
Member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/1/1900 - 1/8/1906)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
1900 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 1/8/1906
Start Time
: 10/1/1900
Member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/13/1895 - 9/17/1900)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
1895 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 9/17/1900
Start Time
: 7/13/1895
Member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/4/1892 - 7/8/1895)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
Elected In
:
1892 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Term
:
25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Irish Unionist Alliance
End Time
: 7/8/1895
Start Time
: 7/4/1892
Minister without Portfolio
(7/17/1917 - 1/21/1918)
End Time
: 1/21/1918
Start Time
: 7/17/1917
First Lord of the Admiralty
(12/10/1916 - 7/17/1917)
End Time
: 7/17/1917
Start Time
: 12/10/1916

Described by Source

Svensk Uppslagsbok
Thom's Irish Who's Who
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Carson, Baron
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron

Number of Children

5

Family Name

Carson

Birth Name

Edward Henry Carson

Commons Gallery

Edward Carson

Work Location

London

Name in Native Language

Edward Carson

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Writing Language

English

Award Received

Knight Bachelor
(1900)
Point in Time
: 1900
Life Peer
(1921)
Point in Time
: 1921
Doctor of Law (Honorary)

Significant Event

Call to the Bar
(1877)
Point in Time
: 1877

Father

Edward Henry Carson

Child

William Henry Lambert Carson
Walter Seymour Carson
Edward Carson

Mother

Isabella Lambert

Spouse

Annette Kirwan
(1879 - )
End Time
: unknown value
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 1879
Unnamed
: 1913
Ruby Frewen
(9/17/1914 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 9/17/1914

Candidacy in Election

1900 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
January 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
December 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
1906 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
1892 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
1895 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dublin University
1918 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Belfast Duncairn
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