Sir Edward Carson, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Council, speaking against the Home Rule Bill, Ireland, 1913 (c)
Photograph, Ireland, 1913 (c).
Sir Edward Carson was a prominent leader of the Ulster unionists. He was the first to sign the Ulster Covenant, by which signatories pledged to resist home rule by 'all means necessary' and backed this up through the establishment of a paramilitary unit known as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1957-05-32-1-13
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1957-05-32-1-13