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{{Short description|British politician}} |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable |
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| name = Edward Carson |
| name = Edward Carson |
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| caption = Carson at a [[Belfast Duncairn (UK Parliament constituency)|Duncairn]] [[Unionism in Ireland|unionist]] meeting |
| caption = Carson at a [[Belfast Duncairn (UK Parliament constituency)|Duncairn]] [[Unionism in Ireland|unionist]] meeting |
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1920|02|17}} |
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|death_place = [[East Sussex]] |
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| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] |
| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] |
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| term_start = 5 July 1945 |
| term_start = 5 July 1945 |
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| term_end = 1953 |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Heather Sclater|1943|1987}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|Heather Sclater|1943|1987}} |
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| children = 1 |
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| parents = [[Edward Carson]] |
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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]] |
| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Eton College]]<br />[[Trinity College, Cambridge]] |
| alma_mater = [[Eton College]]<br />[[Trinity College, Cambridge]] |
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| nickname = Ned |
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'''Edward Carson''' (17 February 1920 – 6 March 1987) |
'''Edward Carson''' (17 February 1920 – 6 March 1987) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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[[The Honourable|The Hon.]] Edward Carson was the youngest child of [[Edward |
[[The Honourable|The Hon.]] Edward Carson was the youngest child of [[Edward Carson|Lord Carson]]'s five children (born when his father was 66), and he was the only child of his father's second wife Lucy Frewen. |
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Carson married Heather, daughter of Frank Arthur Sclater, O.B.E., M.C., of Milford, Surrey, in 1943;<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1985, pg 216</ref><ref>Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291</ref> their son, Edward Rory Carson, married Araminta, daughter of [[Horlick baronets|Sir John James MacDonald Horlick, 5th Baronet]], in 1975.<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1995, pg 453</ref> |
Carson married Heather, daughter of Frank Arthur Sclater, O.B.E., M.C., of Milford, Surrey, in 1943;<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1985, pg 216</ref><ref>Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291</ref> their son, Edward Rory Carson, married Araminta, daughter of [[Horlick baronets|Sir John James MacDonald Horlick, 5th Baronet]], in 1975.<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1995, pg 453</ref> |
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Edward Carson was educated at [[Eton College]] – as was his son (a barrister who lives in [[Henley-upon-Thames]]) and |
Edward Carson was educated at [[Ludgrove School]] and then [[Eton College]] – as was his son (a barrister who lives in [[Henley-upon-Thames]]) and two of his grandsons – and at [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barber |first1=Richard |title=The Story of Ludgrove |date=2004 |publisher=Guidon Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=0-9543617-2-5 |page=189}}</ref><ref>Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291</ref> |
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<ref>Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291</ref> |
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Edward Carson was for a time Librarian for H M Customs and Excise and also served in their legal department in later life. He was a published author and notably penned “The Ancient and Rightful Customs” in 1972 which was widely considered the most valued tome on the history of the UK’s Customs and Excise department. |
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==Member of Parliament== |
==Member of Parliament== |
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Carson was |
Carson was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] from 1945, when aged 25, until he resigned from the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for health reasons in 1953. He died in March 1987 at the age of 67. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] |
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] |
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| years = [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
| years = [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]]–[[1953 Isle of Thanet by-election|1953]] |
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| before = [[Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye|Harold Balfour]] |
| before = [[Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye|Harold Balfour]] |
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| after = [[William Rees-Davies (Conservative politician)|William Rees-Davies]] |
| after = [[William Rees-Davies (Conservative politician)|William Rees-Davies]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 23 July 2024
Edward Carson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Balfour |
| Succeeded by | William Rees-Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Carson 17 February 1920 Mayfair, London |
| Died | 6 March 1987 (aged 67) East Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Heather Sclater
(m. 1943–1987) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Edward Carson |
| Alma mater | Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Nickname | Ned |
Edward Carson (17 February 1920 – 6 March 1987) was a British Conservative politician.
Personal life
[edit]The Hon. Edward Carson was the youngest child of Lord Carson's five children (born when his father was 66), and he was the only child of his father's second wife Lucy Frewen.
Carson married Heather, daughter of Frank Arthur Sclater, O.B.E., M.C., of Milford, Surrey, in 1943;[1][2] their son, Edward Rory Carson, married Araminta, daughter of Sir John James MacDonald Horlick, 5th Baronet, in 1975.[3]
Edward Carson was educated at Ludgrove School and then Eton College – as was his son (a barrister who lives in Henley-upon-Thames) and two of his grandsons – and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[4][5]
Edward Carson was for a time Librarian for H M Customs and Excise and also served in their legal department in later life. He was a published author and notably penned “The Ancient and Rightful Customs” in 1972 which was widely considered the most valued tome on the history of the UK’s Customs and Excise department.
Member of Parliament
[edit]Carson was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Thanet from 1945, when aged 25, until he resigned from the House of Commons for health reasons in 1953. He died in March 1987 at the age of 67.
