Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet

General

Sir Edward Kerrison

Bt GCH KCB
General; Sir Edward Kerrison; Bt GCH KCB
	Portrait by Robert Mendham
Born	30 July 1776; Staithe House, Bungay, Suffolk
Died	9 March 1853 (aged 76); 13 Great Stanhope Street, London
Buried	Hoxne Hall
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1796–1853
Rank	General
Commands	7th Light Dragoons
Conflicts	French Revolutionary Wars Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland Battle of Bergen; Battle of Alkmaar; Battle of Castricum; ; ; Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Battle of Benavente (WIA); Battle of the Nive; Battle of Sauveterre; Battle of Orthez (WIA); Battle of Toulouse; ; Hundred Days Battle of Waterloo (WIA); Siege of Cambrai; ; ;
Awards	Army Gold Medal; Military General Service Medal
Spouse	Mary Ellice (m. 1813⁠–⁠1853)

General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB (30 July 1776 – 9 March 1853) was a British Army officer and politician.

Kerrison was a lieutenant-colonel in the 7th Light Dragoons, saw service during the Peninsular War and commanded his regiment at the Battle of Waterloo.

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, Suffolk, on 30 July 1776.