Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew
Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Baron Carew KP (9 March 1787 – 2 June 1856) was an Irish Whig Party politician and landowner.
Early life and education
[edit]Carew was born in Dublin, the son of Robert Shapland Carew, also an MP and landowner, and his wife Anne (née Pigott). He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
Career
[edit]Carew sat as Member of Parliament for County Wexford between 1812 and 1830 and again between 1831 and 1834. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford from 1831 until his death.
Honours
[edit]In 1834 Carew was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Carew, of the County of Wexford and in 1838 he was created Baron Carew, of Castle Boro in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was further honoured in 1851 when he was invested a Knight of the Order of St Patrick (KP).
Marriage and children
[edit]Carew was married on 16 November 1816 to Jane Catherine Cliffe (1798–1901), daughter of Major Anthony Cliffe and Frances Deane. They had four children:[1]
- Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew (28 January 1818 – 9 September 1881)
- Hon Anne Dorothea Carew (1823 – 6 April 1909)[2], married John Davies Gilbert.
- Hon Shapland Francis Carew (19 February 1827 – 6 June 1892), father of Gerald Carew, 5th Baron Carew.
- Hon Ellen Jane Carew (c1829 – 12 September 1902), married Charles Glynn Prideaux-Brune.
Death
[edit]Lord Carew died in June 1856 at the age of 69 and was succeeded in his titles by his elder son Robert. Lady Carew died at Woodstown, County Waterford on 12 November 1901 at the age of 103.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1861). "The peerage and baronetage of the british empire as at present".
- ^ "Obituaries – Dowager Lady Carew". The Times. No. 36611. London. 13 November 1901. p. 5.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.) (1990) Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
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