Thomas Carew

Deceased Person

1527 – 1565

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Who was Thomas Carew?

Thomas Carew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1555 and 1565.

Carew was the son of Sir Wymond Carew of East Anthony Cornwall. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge in Autumn 1548. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1550.

In 1555, Carew was elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth. He was elected MP for Saltash in 1563.

He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Richard Edgecombe of Mount Edgcumbe and Cotehele, Cornwall. They had three sons, including Richard and George, and a one daughter.

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Born
1527
Education
  • St John's College, Cambridge
Died
1565

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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