Coventry Carew
Sir Coventry Carew, 6th Baronet (* uncertain: 1716; † March 24, 1748 ) was a British nobleman and politician who was elected twice as a member of the House of Commons .
Coventry Carew came from the family Carew from Antony , an old and respected family of the gentry of Cornwall . He was the only son of William Carew, 5th Baronet, and his wife Anne Coventry. From February 21, 1735 he studied at Balliol College , Oxford. After the death of his father in March 1744, he inherited his title Baronet of Antony in the County of Cornwall and his possessions including the family seat of Antony House . As his father's successor, he was elected in a by-election on April 4, 1744 as a candidate for the Tories as Knight of the Shire for Cornwall and confirmed in the general election in 1747. Until his untimely death, however, he hardly appeared in the House of Commons .
Carew had married his cousin Mary Bamfylde on July 1, 1738 in London . His wife was a daughter of Coplestone Bamfylde, 2nd Baronet and his wife Gertrude Carew , who was a sister of his father. Since the marriage remained childless, Carew's title expired on his death. His wife, to whom he had left Antony House for life, married Francis Buller from Morval for the second time . After her death before 1763, Carew's distant cousin Thomas Carew of Crowcombe Court and, after his death, his nephew John Carew Antony. After these two died without male descendants, in 1771, at Coventry Carew's request, Reginald Pole , the eldest male descendant of his aunt Jane Carew Antony , inherited .
Web links
- Eveline Cruickshanks: CAREW, Sir Coventry, 6th Bt. (? 1716-48), of Antony, Cornw. (History of Parliament Online, Ref Volumes: 1715–1754)
- Sir Coventry Carew, 6th Bt. On thepeerage.com , accessed May 16, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ The National Trust: Antony, Cornwall . The National Trust 2010. ISBN 978-1-84359-015-6 , p. 22
- ^ The National Trust: Antony, Cornwall . The National Trust 2010. ISBN 978-1-84359-015-6 , p. 35
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Carew | Baronet (of Antony) 1744-1748 |
John Carew |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carew, Coventry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carew, Sir Coventry, 6th Baronet (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1716 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1748 |