Sir Edward Carson

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Born

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1854
Dublin

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1892

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Elected as MP for Dublin University
Appointed solicitor-general for Ireland

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1900

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Appointed solicitor-general for England

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1910

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Elected leader of Ulster Unionists

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1912

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Organised military opposition to Home Rule in Ulster

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1915

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Attorney-general in Asquith’s coalition government

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1916-17

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Lord of the Admirality

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1917-18

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Member of the War Cabinet

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1921

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Resigned as leader of the Ulster Unionists

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Died

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1935

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Who was he?

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A southern Protestant Lawyer

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Education

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Trinity College Dubin

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Career

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at the Bar in Ireland

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Political Career

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Elected as Liberal Unionist MP for Dublin University
Appointed solicitor-general for Ireland by Lord Salisbury in 1892
Appointed solicitor-general for England in 1900
Prepared to use Ulster as a base to prevent any Home Rule Bill
Hoped this would also protect the southern Unionists
1910 - recognised as the leader of the Ulster Unionists in the House of Commons
Redoubtable advocate for Ulster’s claims
Determined supporter of resistance to Home Rule

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Ulster Cause according to him

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‘the cause of the Empire’

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His announcement about Ulster

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‘I dedicate myself to your service whatever may happen’