Robert Shapland George Julian Carew, 3rd Baron Carew (15 June 1860 – 29 April 1923), was an

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Early life and education

Carew was born in

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, the elder son of Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew, and his wife Emily Anne Philips, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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Later life

Carew inherited the baronies and a seat in the

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upon the death of his father in 1881. He was Deputy Lieutenant of

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, residing at the family seat, Castleboro House.

Marriage

Carew married Julia Mary Lethbridge, daughter of Albert Arthur Erin

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and Jane Hill, on 27 June 1888 at

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, London. Julia was born in

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, on 9 October 1863. She spent several years as a child in Persia, where her great-uncle Charles Alison (1810–1872) was British minister. She was educated in England. A miniature of Julia, by C. Turrell, was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1900. A portrait and sketch of her appeared in "Men and Women of the Day" (London: 1889). The Carew Spinel of the Mughal emperors bought in Persia by her relative was bequeathed to the V&A in 1922 by Lady Carew. The couple had no children.

Death

Lord Carew died in April 1923 at the age of 62. As he had no son, the baronies passed to his younger brother

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Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.) (1990) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, *

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* 1860 births 1923 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deputy lieutenants of Wexford Knights of St Patrick 3 {{UK-baron-stub