Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson

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Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson of Duncairn, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, L.L.D., K.C. (9 February, 1854 – 22 October, 1935) was a barrister, King's Council, politician and committed Unionist. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty for six months in 1917 at the height of the submarine crisis.

Early Life & Career

First Lord of the Admiralty

Post-War

"I am now willing to resign if I have done anything that is wrong; if your Lordships say I have done anything that is wrong. What do you think I care for my office, or salary, as compared with my honour?"[1]

Footnotes

  1. HL Deb 29 March 1922 vol 49 c938.

Bibliography

  • "Lord Carson" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 October, 1935. Issue 47202, col A, pg. 19.
  • Hyde, Harford Montgomery (1953). Carson: The Life of Sir Edward Carson, Lord Carson of Duncairn. London: Heinemann.


Political Offices
Preceded by
Arthur J. Balfour
First Lord of the Admiralty
1916 – 1917
Succeeded by
Sir Eric C. Geddes