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Edward Carson

1854 - 1935

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Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson, PC, PC (Ire), KC (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 Royal Navy. His authority as a unionist leader saw him elevated to the British War Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio in 1917, and he was subsequently appointed as a life peer in the House of Lords in 1921, taking office under the political title Lord Carson of Duncairn. Due to his actions in both Great Britain and Ireland, he became widely regarded as one of the founding figures of Northern Ireland. From 1905 onwards, Carson was both the Irish Unionist Alliance member of parliament (MP) for the Dublin University constituency and leader of the Ulster Unionist Council in Belfast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Carson is the 7,368th most popular politician (up from 17,320th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 350th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Carson ranks 7,367 out of 19,576. Before him are Yaroslav Stetsko, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Dirk III, Count of Holland. After him are Titus Flavius Clemens, Pōmare I, Jakaya Kikwete, Olusegun Obasanjo, Johann Homann, Valko Chervenkov, and Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe.

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Among people born in 1854, Edward Carson ranks 35. Before him are Jean-Marie Guyau, Hubert Lyautey, Thomas R. Marshall, Otto Sverdrup, Alfredo Catalani, and Lady Randolph Churchill. After him are Jacek Malczewski, Charles Algernon Parsons, Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal, Charles Webster Leadbeater, John Philip Sousa, and Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza. Among people deceased in 1935, Edward Carson ranks 57. Before him are Abraham Isaac Kook, Valerian Kuybyshev, Meletius IV of Constantinople, Jean Béraud, William Kennedy Dickson, and Juan Vicente Gómez. After him are Bernhard Schmidt, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Pavlos Kountouriotis, Aleksandër Moisiu, Otto Schott, and Henry Fairfield Osborn.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 93 out of 549. Before him are George Johnstone Stoney (1826), Brian Boru (941), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Edward Mulhare (1923), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), and Dymphna (700). After him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), James Barry (1795), Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), John Banville (1945), and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 15. Before him are Michael Collins (1890), Brian Cowen (1960), Mary Robinson (1944), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), and Brian Boru (941). After him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Pierce Butler (1744), Douglas Hyde (1860), and Eliza Lynch (1833).

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