Thomas Carew (died 1681)
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Sir Thomas Carew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1659 and 1681.
Carew was the third suriving son of Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
, of Antony, Cornwall and his second wife Grace Rolle, daughter of Robert Rolle
of Heanton Satchville, Devon. He was baptised on 19 July 1624. He entered Inner Temple
in 1641 and was called to the bar in 1651. He did not take part in the English Civil War
, but his half brother Alexander
was executed for betraying the Parliamentary cause.
In 1659, Carew was elected Member of Parliament
for Callington
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He became commissioner for militia in Cornwall and JP for Cornwall in March 1660. He was elected MP for Mitchell
in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament. After the restoration, his brother John
was hanged drawn and quartered as a regicide. Carew threw himself upon the King's favour and was granted properties at Bowhill and Higher Barley. He acquired further property near Exeter through his marriage. He was commissioner for assessment for Devon from August 1660 and became JP for Devon in 1662. He became commissioner for assessment for Cornwall in 1664. In 1667 he became bencher of his Inn. He was knighted on 21 July 1671. In 1676 he became recorder of Exeter and Deputy Lieutenant
. As recorder of Exeter, he was persuaded to stand as MP for Exeter
in 1679, but was defeated. He stood again for Exeter in 1681 and was elected.
Carew died at the age of 57 and was buried at St Thomas near Exeter.
Carew married Elizabeth Cupper, daughter of John Cupper, merchant, of Barley, on 26 August 1661. They had three daughters and five sons of whom Thomas sat as MP for Saltash as a Tory from 1701 to 1705.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1659 and 1681.
Carew was the third suriving son of Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet , of Antony in Cornwall, was an English writer and Member of Parliament.Carew was the eldest son of the antiquary Richard Carew . He was educated at Oxford, probably at Merton, and studied law at the Middle Temple...
, of Antony, Cornwall and his second wife Grace Rolle, daughter of Robert Rolle
Robert Rolle
Robert Rolle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660.Rolle was the son of Sir Samuel Rolle of Heanton Sackville, Petrockstowe and his wife Margaret Wise daughter of Sir Thomas Wise...
of Heanton Satchville, Devon. He was baptised on 19 July 1624. He entered Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1641 and was called to the bar in 1651. He did not take part in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, but his half brother Alexander
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet , of Antony in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament executed for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War....
was executed for betraying the Parliamentary cause.
In 1659, Carew was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He became commissioner for militia in Cornwall and JP for Cornwall in March 1660. He was elected MP for Mitchell
Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder...
in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament. After the restoration, his brother John
John Carew (regicide)
John Carew , from Antony, Cornwall, was one of the regicides of King Charles I.Elected MP for Tregony in 1647, he was a prominent member of the Fifth Monarchy Men who saw the overthrow of Charles I as a divine sign of the second coming of Jesus and the establishment of the millennium a thousand...
was hanged drawn and quartered as a regicide. Carew threw himself upon the King's favour and was granted properties at Bowhill and Higher Barley. He acquired further property near Exeter through his marriage. He was commissioner for assessment for Devon from August 1660 and became JP for Devon in 1662. He became commissioner for assessment for Cornwall in 1664. In 1667 he became bencher of his Inn. He was knighted on 21 July 1671. In 1676 he became recorder of Exeter and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
. As recorder of Exeter, he was persuaded to stand as MP for Exeter
Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)
Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1679, but was defeated. He stood again for Exeter in 1681 and was elected.
Carew died at the age of 57 and was buried at St Thomas near Exeter.
Carew married Elizabeth Cupper, daughter of John Cupper, merchant, of Barley, on 26 August 1661. They had three daughters and five sons of whom Thomas sat as MP for Saltash as a Tory from 1701 to 1705.