Edward Carson (English politician)
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For the subject's father and Irish Unionist leader, see Edward Carson.
Edward "Ned" Carson (17 February 1920 – 6 March 1987) was a British Conservative politician.
[edit] Personal life
The Hon. Edward Carson was the youngest child of Edward Carson, Baron Carson's five children (born when his father was 66), and he was the only child to his father's second wife Ruby Frewen.
Edward Carson was educated at Eton College - as was his son (a barrister who lives in Henley-upon-Thames) and two of his grandsons.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Carson was a Member of Parliament 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.
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Carson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Harold Balfour |
Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet 1945–1953 |
Succeeded by William Rupert Rees-Davies |
| Preceded by Ernest Millington |
Baby of the House July 1945–1948 |
Succeeded by Roy Jenkins |
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