CAREW, George (d.1612), of Antony, Cornw. and Tothill Street, Westminster.

Family and Education

2nd s. of Thomas Carew of Antony by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Edgecombe of Mount Edgecumbe, Cornw.; bro. of Richard. educ. ?Oxf.; M. Temple 1577, called 1586. m. Thomasine, da. of Sir Francis Godolphin of Godolphin, 2s. 3da.DNB; Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 28; C142/138/14; N. and Q. (ser. 2), vi. 395, 436. Kntd. 1603.Lansd. 678, f. 45.

Offices Held

J.p. Cornw. from 1580, Devon from 1594; prothonotary in Chancery and clerk for writing pardons of outlawry 1593; master in Chancery 1599; bencher, M. Temple 1602; master of requests 1602; served on embassy to Poland, Sweden, Brunswick and Denmark 1598; ambassador to France 1605 – 09; master of the wards 1612.PRO Index 6800; T. D. Hardy, Cat. Ld. Chancellors, 89; CSP Dom. 1598–1601, p. 57; 1601–3, p. 221.

Parlimentarian

CAREW, Sir George II (c.1560-1612), of The Strand and Tothill Street, Westminster.

Main residences: Antony, Cornw.; Tothill Street, Westminster.

Author

W.J.J.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

CAREW, George (-d.1612)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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