Carson (of Duncairn), Edward Henry, Baron
- Carson (of Duncairn), Edward Henry, Baron
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born Feb. 9, 1854, Dublin, Ire.
died Oct. 22, 1935, Minster, Kent, Eng.
Irish lawyer and politician.
In 1892 he was elected to the British House of Commons and was appointed Irish solicitor general. He served as British solicitor general (1900–05),
attorney general (1915), first lord of the Admiralty (1916–17), and lord of appeal (1921–29). Known as the "uncrowned king of Ulster," he successfully led Northern Irish resistance to the British government's attempts to introduce
Home Rule for all of Ireland.
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Henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * … Enciclopedia Universal
henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * henry … Enciclopedia Universal
