Robert Carew (politician, 1752)

Robert Shapland Carew (baptized June 23, 1752 - March 29, 1829 ) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Origin and education

Robert Carew was the only son of Shapland Carew and his wife Dorothy Dobson . His father was a lawyer and landowner from Castleborough , County Wexford , who was also a longtime MP in the Irish House of Commons . Carew attended Eton College from 1765 to 1767 , after which he studied at Trinity College in Dublin and in 1772 at the Middle Temple in London.

Activity as a politician

In 1776 Carew was elected to the Irish House of Commons as MP for the City of Waterford . Until the dissolution of the Parliament of Ireland due to the Act of Union of 1800 he remained a member. Under the Act of Union, Irish constituencies were also allowed to send electoral constituencies to the UK House of Commons . Carew wanted to run again for Waterford in the 1803 general election, but then waived in favor of his brother-in-law Sir John Newport . In the general election of 1806 he ran successfully for County Wexford with the approval of the British government . In the House of Commons, he tacitly supported the Grenville government . Due to his poor health, he decided not to run again in the 1807 general election.

Marriage and offspring

In May 1783 Carew had married Anne Pigott, daughter of Reverend Richard Pigott of Dysart . With her he had a son and three daughters, including:

• Elizabeth Anne Carew († 1877) ⚭ William Blacker;
• Sarah Dobson Carew ⚭ Michael Creagh;
• Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Baron Carew (1787-1856).

Web links

• PJ Jupp: CAREW, Robert Shapland I (1752-1829), of Castleborough, co. Wexford. In: History of Parliament Online. (Ref Volumes: 1790-1820)
• Robert Shapland Carew on thepeerage.com , accessed June 8, 2017.
• Mr Robert Carew at Hansard (English)