Thomas Carew (MP for Saltash) explained

Thomas Carew
Office1:Member of Parliament for Saltash
Term1:1563
Office2:Member of Parliament for Plymouth
Term2:1555
Birth Date:1526 or 1527
Death Date: (aged 37-39)
Education:St John's College, Cambridge
Father:Wymond Carew
Spouse:Elizabeth Edgecombe
Children:3, including Richard and George
Relatives:Richard Carew (grandson)

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

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.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 1. 2. 229–239.
  2. Web site: History of Parliament. History of Parliament Trust. 2011-11-11.