Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet
General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB (30 July 1776 – 9 March 1853) was a British Army officer and politician.
Kerrison was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 7th Light Dragoons, saw service during the Peninsular War and commanded his regiment at the Battle of Waterloo.[1]
Along with Charles Wetherell, he petitioned parliament over electoral malpractice in the parliamentary elections for Shaftesbury, Dorset.[2]
Kerrison was the only son of Matthias Kerrison (1742–1827), who was a prosperous merchant and property investor, and his wife, Mary née Barnes. He was born at his father's property, Hoxne Hall, near Bungay, Suffolk, on 30 July 1776.[3]
Issue
His son Edward Clarence succeeded to the baronetcy on his death while his daughters were as follows:[4]
- Anna, who married John, Lord Henniker in 1836.
- Emily-Harriet, who married Philip, Earl Stanhope in 1834.
- Agnes-Burrell, who married William, Lord Bateman on 13 May 1854.
Notes
- Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 65.
- Journals of the House of Commons, Volume 68 p 12 1812-1813
- T. Seccombe, R. Stearn. "Kerrison, Sir Edward". ODNB. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Harrison. p. 636.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Kerrison
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Richard Bateman-Robson and Hudson Gurney |
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury 1813–1818 With: Charles Wetherell |
Succeeded by John Morritt and Henry Shepherd |
Preceded by William Bateman and Earl Compton |
Member of Parliament for Northampton 1818–1820 With: Earl Compton |
Succeeded by Sir George Robinson, Bt and William Maberly |
Preceded by Sir Robert Gifford and Sir Miles Nightingall |
Member of Parliament for Eye 1824–1852 With: Sir Miles Nightingall to 1829 Philip Sidney 1829-31 William Burge 1831-32 (one member from 1832) |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Hosne and Brome, Co. Suffolk) 1821–1853 |
Succeeded by Edward Kerrison |