Edward Carson (Conservative politician)

Edward Carson (17 February 1920 – 6 March 1987), sometimes known as Ned Carson, was a British Conservative politician.

The Hon. Edward Carson
Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet
In office 5 July 1945 – 1953
Preceded by	Harold Balfour
Succeeded by	William Rees-Davies
Personal details
Born	Edward Carson 17 February 1920 Mayfair, London
Died	6 March 1987 (aged 67) East Sussex
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Heather Sclater ​ ​ (m. 1943⁠–⁠1987)​
Children	1
Parents	Edward Carson Ruby Frewen
Alma mater	Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge
Nickname(s)	Ned

Personal life

The Hon. Edward Carson was the youngest child of Lord Carson's five children (born when his father was 66), and he was the only child of his father's second wife Lucy Frewen.

Carson married Heather, daughter of Frank Arthur Sclater, O.B.E., M.C., of Milford, Surrey, in 1943;[1][2] their son, Edward Rory Carson, married Araminta, daughter of Sir John James MacDonald Horlick, 5th Baronet, in 1975.[3]

Edward Carson was educated at Eton College – as was his son (a barrister who lives in Henley-upon-Thames) and as were two of his grandsons – and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. [4]

Member of Parliament

Carson was a Member of Parliament for the Isle of Thanet from 1945, when aged 25, until he resigned from the House of Commons for health reasons in 1953. He died in March 1987 at the age of 67.

References

1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1985, pg 216
2. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291
3. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1995, pg 453
4. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1967, pg 291

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Carson