Carne Rasch

Frederic Carne Rasch (1847-1914) (William Maw Egley)

Sir Frederic Carne Rasch, 1st Baronet (9 November 1847 – 26 September 1914) was a British Conservative politician.

Frederic Carne Rasch from Vanity Fair

Rasch was born in London, the only son of Frederick Carne, a barrister, and his wife Catherine James Edwards, daughter of James Edwards. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] He then became a Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards (the Carabineers) and served with them for ten years. After that he became Captain and Honorary Major of the 4th Battalion of the Essex Regiment. 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 Chelmsford until 1908. In 1903 he was created a Baronet, of Woodhill in Danbury in the County of Essex.

The Rasch family originally came from Hamburg Germany. In the late 17th century Berndt Rasch moved to Amsterdam; his brother to England. Rasch married Katherine Anne, daughter of Henry Lyons Giffenhoofe, in 1879. He died in September 1914, aged 66, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Frederic. Lady Rasch died in 1944.

Notes

1. "Rasch, Frederic Carne (RSC864FC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Rasch Baronets (Wikipedia)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Carne Rasch
• The Rowers of Vanity Fair - Rasch, Frederic Carne - “South-East Essex”