Background
Rasch was born in London, the only son of Frederick Carne, a barrister, and his wife Catherine James Edwards, daughter of James Edwards.
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.
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 Justice of the Peace a Deputy Lieutenant, and county alderman for Essex.
Rasch stood unsuccessfully for the Elland Division of the North-West Riding in 1875.
In 1903 he was created a Baronet, of Woodhill in Danbury in the County of Essex. The Rasch family originally came from Hamburg Germany.
Rasch married Katherine Anne, daughter of Henry Lyons Giffenhoofe, in 1879. Lady Rasch died in 1944.
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He was elected Member of Parliament for Essex South-East in 1886, a seat he held until 1900, and then represented Chelmsford until 1908.