Sir Coventry Carew, 6th Baronet (c.1716 – 24 March 1748) was a British Tory politician.[1]

Biography

Carew was the son of Sir William Carew, 5th Baronet and Lady Anne Coventry, daughter of Gilbert Coventry, 4th Earl of Coventry. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. On 1 July 1738 he married Mary, daughter of Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1744.[1]

In 1744, Carew was elected as a Tory Member of Parliament for Cornwall.[1] In 1746 he voted against the use of the Hanoverian Army to suppress the Jacobite rising of 1745. He died in 1748.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sedgwick, R. (1970). "CAREW, Sir Coventry, 6th Bt. (?1716-48), of Antony, Cornw". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir William Carew, BtSir John St Aubyn, Bt Member of Parliament for Saltash 1744–1748 With: Sir John St Aubyn, Bt (1744)Sir John Molesworth, Bt (1744–1748) Succeeded byJames BullerSir John Molesworth, Bt Baronetage of England Preceded byWilliam Carew Baronet(of Anthony) 1744–1748 Succeeded byJohn Carew
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