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Edward Carson

1854 - 1935

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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 served as 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 630,426 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Carson is the 16,046th most popular politician (down from 14,366th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 312th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Irish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Carson ranks 16,046 out of 15,577. Before him are Naveen Patnaik, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Russell Carpenter, Maria das Neves, Richard Bassett, and Emily de Jongh-Elhage. After him are Tetyana Dorovskikh, Robert J. Bentley, Stéphane Le Foll, Talat Xhaferi, Dennis Hastert, and Panos Kammenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Edward Carson ranks 108. Before him are Hans Jæger, Dukinfield Henry Scott, Birt Acres, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, George Whitefield Chadwick, and Queenie Newall.  Among people deceased in 1935, Edward Carson ranks 137. Before him are Edwin Arlington Robinson, Wiley Post, Leroy Carr, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Junior Durkin, and Adolphus Greely. After him is Jay Gould II.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 343 out of 501. Before him are Seán Lemass (1899), Damien Duff (1979), Mary Proctor (1862), James Cecil Parke (1881), Nicky Byrne (1978), and John Bruton (1947). After him are Lenny Abrahamson (1966), Seán Brady (1939), Terry Wogan (1938), Jim Corr (1964), Mark Kelly (1961), and Johnny Carey (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Edward Carson ranks 55. Before him are Joseph Plunkett (1887), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), Jack Lynch (1917), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Seán Lemass (1899), and John Bruton (1947). After him are William J. Duane (1780), John Redmond (1856), Leo Varadkar (1979), Éamonn Ceannt (1881), Phil Hogan (1960), and Thomas Fitzsimons (1741).

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