John Carminow or Carminowe was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Cornwall

Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

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 (5 October 1553 - 5 December 1553) and Truro (1563–1567).

He was the son of Thomas Carminow of Respryn, a gentleman of the bedchamber

Gentleman of the Bedchamber

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 to Henry VIII, and Elizabeth Chesman. His brother, Nicholas Carminow, was the MP for Launceston (Dunheved)

Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)

Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...

 and Bodmin

Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

He married Margaret, daughter of Christopher Tredinnick, and they had two sons, George and Oliver

Oliver Carminow

Oliver Carminow or Carminowe , of Fentongollan in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. He represented St Mawes , Truro and Tregony . He married Mary Coryton, daughter of Peter Coryton, and left two daughters but no sons...

, MP for St. Mawes, and subsequently for Truro and Tregony

Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)

Tregony was a rotten borough in Cornwall which was represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, and returned two Members of Parliament to the English and later British Parliament continuously from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....

and a daughter, Mary.