| Variations of Name | Sir Edward Carson | Lord Carson |
| Biography | Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson PC, PC (Ire.), Kt, KC (9 February 1854, Dublin, Ireland 22 October 1935, Kent, England), often known as Sir Edward Carson or Lord Carson, was an Irish barrister, judge and unionist politician. He was leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party between 1910 and 1921, held numerous positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was one of the few non-monarchs to receive a British state funeral |