ABSTRACT
Carson, Edward (1854-1935): Leader of Ulster resistance to Home Rule in Ireland. Born and educated in Dublin. M.P. for Dublin, 18921918. Solicitor-General, 1900-1905. Leads Protestant opposition to Home Rule, 1905-1915. Sets up Ulster Unionist Council, 1911. As 'uncrowned king of Ulster', organises Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Home Rule, 1912. Imports arms from Germany, then agrees to Home Rule for Ireland other than Ulster, early 1914. Attorney-General in Asquith Cabinet, 1915-1916. First Lord of the Admiralty, 1916-1917. Member of War Cabinet, 1917-1918. Less militant, seeking compromise over Ulster Question after 1918. M.P. for Belfast, 19181921. Lord of Appeal, 1921-1929. Still controversial leader of Ulster Unionism actively opposing the 'surrender' of the British government to Irish Home Rule. Biographies: Edward Marjoribanks and Ian Colvin, Lmd Canon (l9:~2-1936) and H. Montgomery Hyde, Crmon(l953). Casement, Sir Roger (1864-1916): Distinguished British public servant turned Irish nationalist 'martyr'. Dublin-born but serves in British consular service, 1892-1912. Knighted, 1911. Converts to Irish nationalism, 1912. Tries to enlist American, then German aid for Irish nationalist cause, 1914. Attempts to persuade Irish POWs to form 'Irish Brigade' within German Armv, 1915, Landed from German U-boat to raise rebellion, arrested, brought to London, tried for treason and hanged, 1916. Prosecution uses private diary (revealing homosexual leanings) to discredit Casement as an Irish patriot-martyr. Biographies: Rene Marie McColl, R0f!/r Ca,IPmmt: A. Nl'w/udgnlll'l1t (1956) and B,L. Reid, Till' UVI'S o/Ro{.;f'I Casf'lI1P1II (1976). Cavour, Count Camillo di (1810-1861): Piedmontese-Italian politician and statesman, credited as the architect of Italian unification. Co-founder of II Risorgirnmlo (Resurrection) newspaper demanding a united liberal Italy, 1847. Piedmont's Minister of Agriculture, 1850. Prime Minister of Piedmont, 1852. Strengthens constitutional government and reduces influence of Catholic Church in Piedmont. Abandons Ltiled [tulia lara ria SI' (Italv can do it herself) strategy for unification. Commits Piedmontese troops to the Crimean War to curn favour with French and British allies, 1854. Brings 'Italian Question' (unsuccessfully) to Congress of Pal'is, 1856. Negotiates Pact of Plombicres with Napoleon III to expel Austrians from northern Italy, 1858. Resigns when ;\Iapoleon III fails to honour Pact in full, ending war with Austria 'prematurely', 1859. Returns as Prime Minister of Piedmont, 1860. Negotiates union of Panna, Modena, Tuscany and the Romagna with Piedmont. First Prime Minister of newly-proclaimed Italy, 1861. PI'emature death at the juncture when a united Italy is proclaimed but Italian territorial unification is still incomplete.
