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Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson, PC, PC (Ire) (9 February 1854 – 22 October 1935), from 1900 to 1921 known as Sir Edward Carson, was an Irish unionist politician, barrister and judge, who was the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England, Wales and Ireland as well as the First Lord of the Admiralty for the British Royal Navy.
Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson , known as the “uncrowned king of Ulster,” was a lawyer and politician who successfully led Ulster unionist resistance to the British government’s attempts to introduce Home Rule for the whole of Ireland.
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Jan 23, 2021 · Did Edward Carson destroy Oscar Wilde? In a new documentary set to screen on BBC NI, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland asks if Carson deserves the reputation as the man who took down his...
For Unionists of his time – and for many unionists today – Edward Carson was the uncrowned King of Ulster, a Dubliner who saved them from Home Rule. Yet, his deeply held wish...
Jan 10, 2014 · Edward Carson, who became the intransigent leader of Ulster unionism, was born in Harcourt Street, Dublin, in 1854 and died in Kent in 1935 after a tempestuous legal and political career.
The course of Irish history changed 100 years ago with the decision of Sir Edward Carson to stand down from the unionist leadership and relinquish the chance to become Northern Ireland's first...
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Mar 25, 2015 · Learn about Edward Carson, the leader of the anti-Home Rule movement in Ulster and a prominent politician in Westminster. Find out his biography, achievements, and role in the Irish conflict.
