edward henry baron carson

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Definition of edward henry baron carson in English English dictionary

born Feb. 9, 1854, Dublin, Ire. died Oct. 22, 1935, Minster, Kent, Eng. Irish lawyer and politician. In 1892 he was elected to the British House of Commons and was appointed Irish solicitor general. He served as British solicitor general (1900-05), attorney general (1915), first lord of the Admiralty (1916-17), and lord of appeal (1921-29). Known as the "uncrowned king of Ulster," he successfully led Northern Irish resistance to the British government's attempts to introduce Home Rule for all of Ireland

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Edward Henry Baron Carson of Duncairn

born Feb. 9, 1854, Dublin, Ire. died Oct. 22, 1935, Minster, Kent, Eng. Irish lawyer and politician. In 1892 he was elected to the British House of Commons and was appointed Irish solicitor general. He served as British solicitor general (1900-05), attorney general (1915), first lord of the Admiralty (1916-17), and lord of appeal (1921-29). Known as the "uncrowned king of Ulster," he successfully led Northern Irish resistance to the British government's attempts to introduce Home Rule for all of Ireland

Hyphenation

Ed·ward Hen·ry bar·on Car·son

Turkish pronunciation

edwırd henri bärın kärsın

Pronunciation

/ˈedwərd ˈhenrē ˈbarən ˈkärsən/ /ˈɛdwɜrd ˈhɛnriː ˈbærən ˈkɑːrsən/