Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew (28 January 1818 – 9 September 1881), was an Irish Member of Parliament in the

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from 1840 to 1847 and a

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in the peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Early life and education

Carew was born in

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, the son of

Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Baron Carew (9 March 1787 – 2 June 1856), was an Irish Whig Party politician and landowner. Early life and education Carew was born in Dublin, the son of Robert Shapland Carew, also an MP and landowner, and his wi ...

, and his wife Jane Catherine Cliffe. He was educated at his father's alma mater

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and at

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Career

Carew was

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Member of Parliament for Waterford County between 1840 and 1847. He was appointed

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for 1848. On his father's death in 1856 he became the 2nd Baron Carew in both the

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and the

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and also succeeded him as

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, a position he held until 1881. In 1872 he was made a knight of the Order of St. Patrick (KP).

Marriage and children

Carew married Emily Anne Philips, daughter of

Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet Sir George Richard Philips, 2nd Baronet (23 December 1789 – 22 February 1883) was a British Whig (British political party), Whig politician. Early life Philips was born on 23 December 1789. He was the eldest son of Sir George Philips, 1st Baron ...

, in 1844. They had two sons:Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. * Robert Shapland George Julian Carew, 3rd Baron Carew (15 June 1860 – 29 April 1923) * George Patrick John Carew, 4th Baron Carew (1 February 1863 – 21 April 1926)

Death

Lord Carew died in September 1881 at the age of 63. He was succeeded in his baronies by his elder son, Robert.

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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* 1818 births 1881 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Waterford constituencies (1801–1922) Knights of St Patrick Lord-lieutenants of Wexford UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs who inherited peerages High sheriffs of County Waterford 2 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub