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Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet (30 July 1776 – 9 March 1853) was a

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officer and politician. Kerrison was a lieutenant-colonel in the 7th Light Dragoons, saw service during the

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and commanded his regiment at the

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. 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,

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, on 30 July 1776.

Marriage and issue

At St George's Church, Hanover Square, London, on 20 Oct 1810,parish register Edward Kerrison married Mary Martha Ellice, a daughter of Alexander Ellice, a merchant who had made a fortune in the

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and

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. Thus he had as a brother-in-law Edward Ellice, merchant and politician in Earl Grey's government. He had the following issue: * Sir Edward Kerrison, 2nd Baronet, son and heir; * Anna Kerrison, who married John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker in 1836. * Emily-Harriet Kerrison, who married Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope in 1834. * Agnes-Burrell Kerrison, who married William Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman on 13May 1854.

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