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Gerald Carew, 5th Baron Carew
Gerald Shapland Carew, 5th Baron Carew (26 April 1860 – 3 October 1927) He was the son of Shapland Francis Carew, younger son of Sir Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew, and his wife Lady Hester Georgiana Browne, daughter of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, in 1858. He married Catherine Conolly, daughter of Thomas Conolly, MP. They had three children: * William Francis Conolly-Carew, 6th Baron Carew (1905–1994) * Hon. Gavin George Carew (1906–1997) * Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Peter Cuthbert Carew (1908–1980) Succeeded his cousin George Carew, 4th Baron Carew, as Baron Carew, a barony in the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom upon his death in 1926. He was succeeded by his son William Conolly-Carew, 6th Baron Carew. Notes References *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.) (1990) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, * Carew, 5th Baron, Gerald Shapland Carew Carew, 5th Baron, Gerald Shapland Carew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. He 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. Carew sat as Member of Parliament for County Wexford between 1812 and 1830 and 1831 and 1834 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford from 1831 until his death. In 1834 he 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. Lord Carew married, on 16 November 1816, Jane Catherine Cliffe (1798–1901), daughter of Major Anthony Cliffe and Frances Deane. They had three sons and a daughter: * Hon. Anne Dorothea Carew (1822–1909), marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess Of Sligo
Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (18 May 1788, London – 26 January 1845, Tunbridge Wells), was an Irish peer and colonial governor, styled Viscount Westport until 1800 and Earl of Altamont from 1800 to 1809. Early life Howe Browne was the son and heir of John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo. He was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge, receiving his MA as Lord Altamont in 1808. During his early years he is reputed to have befriended Thomas De Quincey and Lord Byron. He became Marquess of Sligo in 1809 on the death of his father and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 11 November 1809. In 1812 Browne was charged with "enticing and persuading (a seaman) to desert (the navy)", a charge punishable with the death sentence at its most extreme. Browne was found guilty and sentenced to a £5,000 fine and four months in Newgate prison. In an odd turn of events, during the course of the trial, his mother grew amorous for the Judge Sir William Scott. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
