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1565-13 Nov 1612

• Lawyer and diplomatist
• Family: second son of Thomas Carew of Antony, and the younger brother of Richard Carew, the historian of Cornwall
• Wife: married in 1588 to Thomazine, daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin, by Margaret Killigrew
• Appointed secretary to Lord Chancellor Hatton, and was later recommended by Queen Elizabeth to serve under Sir John Puckering and Sir Thomas Egerton
• Also appointed prothonotary in chancery, and given knighthood by Elizabeth at Whitehall on 23 July 1603
• Dispatched on an embassy in 1598 to Brunswick, Sweden, Poland, and Danzig
• Appointed master in chancery on 21 December 1599 and held the position until his death
• Seat in parliament for one of the boroughs in Cornwall several times: St. Germans in 1584, Saltash in 1586/1588/1593, St. Germans 1597/1601/1604
• Sent as Ambassador to the court of France in 1605, stayed until July 1609
• Appointed master of the court of wards in June 1612

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"Sir George was the 3rd son of Sir John Carew (died 1637) and following in his father's footsteps he became sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1639. During the Civil War, George declared for the king and prepared the castle for defence. After the war George and his family continued to live at Carew Castle until his death and burial in Carew Cheriton Church in 1685. His widow Katherine then left Carew in 1686 and went to live in Somerset."

Sources: http://www.carewcastle.com/, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/GeorgeCarew(Sir).htm