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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.

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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.

Along with Charles Wetherell, he petitioned parliament over electoral malpractice in the parliamentary elections for Shaftesbury, Dorset.

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.

Issue

His son Edward Clarence succeeded to the baronetcy on his death while his daughters were as follows:

  • 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.
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