Ernest Edmondson Benson (5 October 1898 – 15 March 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman. He was born 5 October 1898 in Dublin, the second child of Robert Benson, a company director, and Bessie Benson (née Hulme); the family were quakers. The family lived at 3 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin. He was educated at Ackworth and Bootham Schools, Yorkshire from 1912 to 1915.