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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 British Royal Navy. From 1905 Carson was both the Irish Unionist Alliance MP for the Dublin University constituency and leader of the Ulster Unionist Council in Belfast. In 1915, he entered the war cabinet of H. H. Asquith as Attorney-General. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Carson has received more than 684,423 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Edward Carson is the 17,327th most popular politician (down from 15,988th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Irish Politician.

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  • 20

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  • 3.87

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Carson ranks 17,327 out of 19,576. Before him are Keith Holyoake, Alexander Bustamante, Nick Clegg, Guntars Krasts, Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, and Doug Burgum. After him are Nika Gilauri, Jim Bolger, Walter Forward, Georgina Beyer, Asaf Ali, and Rivo Rakotovao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Edward Carson ranks 124. Before him are Hjalmar Mellin, Queenie Newall, Birt Acres, Annie Lorrain Smith, Arthur Barclay, and Johan Ludvig Heiberg. After him are George Whitefield Chadwick, and Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone. Among people deceased in 1935, Edward Carson ranks 149. Before him are Junior Durkin, Leroy Carr, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Ivar Otto Bendixson, and Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer. After him are Alice Dunbar Nelson, and Jay Gould II.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 350 out of 549. Before him are Louis Walsh (1952), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Sheamus (1978), Aidan Turner (1983), William Smith O'Brien (1803), and Johnny Carey (1919). After him are Glen Hansard (1970), Colin O'Donoghue (1981), Sharon Corr (1970), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), and Orla Brady (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 55. Before him are Joseph Plunkett (1887), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), William Hobson (1792), William J. Duane (1780), Seán Lemass (1899), and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116). After him are Mairead McGuinness (1959), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), Henry Grattan (1746), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), and Éamonn Ceannt (1881).

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