Sir Frederic Carne Rasch, 1st Baronet (9 November 1847 – 27 September 1914) was a British

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politician. Rasch FC Vanity Fair 1896-04-02

Rasch was born in London, the only son of Frederick Carne Rasch, a prominent Chancery barrister, and his wife Catherine James Edwards, daughter of James Edwards. He was educated at

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and

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. He then became a lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards (the Carabineers) and served with them for ten years. Subsequently, he became Captain and Honorary Major of the 4th Battalion of the

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. He was a J.P. a Deputy lieutenant, and county alderman for Essex. Rasch stood unsuccessfully for the Elland Division of the North-West Riding in 1875. He was elected Member of Parliament for Essex South-East in 1886, a seat he held until 1900, and then represented

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until 1908. In 1903 he was created a Baronet, of Woodhill in Danbury in the County of Essex. Although the name Rasch is considered of German origin, Sir Carne Rasch was descended from a line originating in the Danish Duchy of Schleswic in Holstein.Gray, Imogen P. Clues in Fiction: An Essex Couple's Secret Ties. The Alderton Press 2017 p. 117 Rasch married Katherine Anne, daughter of Henry Lyons Griffinhoofe, in 1879. He died in September 1914, aged 66. Lady Rasch died in 1944. Sir Frederic Carne Rasch was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, also named Frederick Carne although he was known and referred to by intimates as "Carne" rather than as Frederick.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * * *Rasch Baronets (Wikipedia)

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* * The Rowers of Vanity Fair - Rasch, Frederic Carne - "South-East Essex" {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasch, Sir Carne, 1st Baronet 1847 births 1914 deaths English justices of the peace Deputy lieutenants of Essex Military personnel from London Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) officers 19th-century British Army personnel People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 Essex Regiment officers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for South East Essex