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-Colenel in the Seventh Light Dragoons when he, with Charles Wetherell petitioned parliament over electoral malpractice in the parliamentary elections for Shafstubry Dorset.^[1]

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.^[2]

Notes[]

↑ Journals of the House of Commons, Volume 68 p 12 1812-1813
↑ T. Seccombe, R. Stearn. "Kerrison, Sir Edward". ODNB. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15472. Retrieved 2010-02-11.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Kerrison

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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 Hoxne Hall, Suffolk) 1821–1853	Succeeded by Edward Kerrison

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[1] Journals of the House of Commons, Volume 68 p 12 1812-1813

[2] T. Seccombe, R. Stearn. "Kerrison, Sir Edward". ODNB. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15472. Retrieved 2010-02-11.

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