Complex sentence: Some, such as Edmund Burke, Henry Grattan, Charles Stewart Parnell, and Edward Carson played an important role in British politics, while others, such as William Rowan Hamilton, G.G. Stokes, and Ernest Walton, were distinguished scientists.
Split into simpler sentences: Some, such as Edmund Burke, Henry Grattan, Charles Stewart Parnell, and Edward Carson played an important role in British politics. Others, such as William Rowan Hamilton, G.G. Stokes, and Ernest Walton, were distinguished scientists.