Sir Nicholas Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas Carew, 1st Baronet (6 February 1687 – 18 March 1727), of
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Carew was only surviving son and heir of Sir Francis Carew (died 1689) and his wife Anne Boteler, daughter of William Boteler. His father was a great-grandson of
Carew's uncle Nicholas was politically active, tried unsuccessfully to enter Parliament and provided encouragement to his nephew. Carew was returned unopposed as
Carew died at the age of 40 on 18 March 1727, just before the general election. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second but only surviving son, Nicholas Hacket Carew.[1] His widow married William Chetwynd, a former MP for Wooton Bassett. She died in February 1740 at Marlborough, Wiltshire, while travelling to the spa town of Bath, Somerset.[1]
References
- ^ LCCN 06-23564. p. 26
- ^ a b Gauci, Perry (2002) "CAREW, Nicholas (1686–1727), of Beddington, Surr. and Dover Street, Piccadilly, London" in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690–1715, edited by D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley
- ^ "Carew, Nicholas (CRW703N)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 5289". The London Gazette. 25 December 1714. p. 2.
- ^ "CAREW, Sir Nicholas, 1st Bt. (1687–1727), of Beddington, nr. Croydon, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.