Gilbert Carson (1842 – 4 March 1924) was an independent conservative

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in New Zealand.

Biography

Carson was born at sea in 1842 two weeks before the ship reached

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. He was a

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for three consecutive terms. He unsuccessfully contested the electorate in the . He was elected to the Wanganui electorate in the 1896 general election, and was defeated in 1899. In 1914, he was appointed to the Legislative Council and served one term until 1921. Carson owned and edited the ''

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''. He had bought the newspaper in 1874. Carson died on 4 March 1924.

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* 1842 births 1924 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Mayors of Wanganui Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1899 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians People born at sea {{NewZealand-mayor-stub