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Thomas Carew (MP for Saltash)

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Thomas Carew
Member of Parliament for Saltash
In office
1563
Member of Parliament for Plymouth
In office
1555
Personal details
Born1526 or 1527
Died(1565-02-12)12 February 1565 (aged 37-39)
SpouseElizabeth Edgecombe
Children3, including Richard and George
Parent
RelativesRichard Carew (grandson)
EducationSt John's College, Cambridge

Thomas Carew (1526/7–12 February 1565) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1555 and 1565.

Biography

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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.[1]

In 1555, Carew was elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth. He was elected MP for Saltash in 1563.[2]

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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Carew, Thomas (CRW548T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
  3. ^ "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2011.