Sir Coventry Carew, 6th Baronet (c.1716 – 24 March 1748) was a British

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politician.

Biography

Carew was the son of

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and Lady Anne Coventry, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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. On 1 July 1738 he married Mary, daughter of

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. He succeeded to his father's

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in 1744. In 1744, Carew was elected as a Tory

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for

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. In 1746 he voted against the use of the

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to suppress the

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. He died in 1748.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carew, Coventry, 6th Baronet 1710s births 1748 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 Carew baronets Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Cornwall Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain