John Carminow or Carminowe (c. 1516 – 1592) was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Thomas Carminow, of Respryn, a

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, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Cheeseman,

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to King Henry VII, and sister to

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. His younger brother, Nicholas Carminowe, was the MP for Launceston (Dunheved) and

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. He was a

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(MP) for

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(5 October 1553 – 5 December 1553) and Truro (1563–1567). He was

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for 1558–59. In spite of being described as ‘an old fornicator, a common drunkard, corrupt, ignorant’ he was a

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from 1569 until his death. He married Margaret, daughter of

Christopher Tredinnick Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

, and they had 3 sons, including George and Oliver, MP for

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, and subsequently for Truro and Tregony and a daughter, Mary.

References

1592 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall High Sheriffs of Cornwall English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1563–1567 Year of birth uncertain {{1563-England-MP-stub