Thomas Carew (MP for Saltash)
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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.
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...
between 1555 and 1565.
Carew was the son of Sir Wymond Carew
Wymond Carew
Sir Wymond Carew was a sixteenth-century courtier and politician.Carew was born by 1428, the son of John Carew of Anthony in Cornwall...
of East Anthony Cornwall. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
in Autumn 1548. He was admitted at the 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 November 1550.
In 1555, 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 Plymouth
Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Plymouth was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and again from 1442 until 1918, when the borough was merged with the neighbouring Devonport and the combined area divided into three single-member constituencies.-In the...
. He was elected MP for Saltash
Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
Saltash, sometimes called Essa, 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 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
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.