Edward Carson
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Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Carson canonical | 15 |
| Sir Edward Carson | 4 |
| Edward Henry Carson | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrister
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ unionist politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baron Carson
ⓘ
Edward Carson ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Edward Carson
|
| birthDate | 1854-02-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dublin
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Anne’s Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-10-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College Dublin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Carson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Edward Carson
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Henry Carson
|
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Parliament Buildings, Stormont
ⓘ
surface form:
Carson statue at Stormont
|
| honorificPrefix |
Sir
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of Ulster unionism
ⓘ
leading opposition to Irish Home Rule ⓘ role in the Ulster Covenant ⓘ role in the formation of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| militaryConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| movement | Ulster unionism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Carson ⓘ |
| notableCase | Oscar Wilde libel trial ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Irish unionism ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
Irish Unionist Alliance ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for England and Wales
ⓘ
First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Solicitor General for England and Wales ⓘ Solicitor-General for Ireland ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servedIn | British government during World War I ⓘ |
| spouse |
Annette Kirwan
ⓘ
Ruby Frewen ⓘ |
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Edward Henry Carson
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Sir Edward Carson
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Sir Edward Carson
this entity surface form:
Sir Edward Carson
this entity surface form:
Sir Edward Carson