The Barony of Carew has been created thrice. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1605. The recipient, Sir George Carew, was later made Earl of Totness. At his death, both titles became extinct as he left no heirs. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ...
The next two creations were in favour of the same person, Robert Carew, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for County Wexford. In 1834 he was created Baron Carew in the Peerage of Ireland and in 1838 he was created Baron Carew, of Castle Boro in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...
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George Carew (29 May, 1555-27 March, 1629), BaronCarew of Clopton and Earl of Totnes, served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster.
Carew was the son of Dr. George Carew - dean of Windsor, from a well-known Devonshire family - and Anne, daughter of Sir Nicholas Harvey.
Carew represented Hastings in the Parliament of England of 1604, and on the 4 June, 1605 was created BaronCarew of Clopton, being advanced to the earldom of Totnes on the 5 February, 1626.
Refusing the embassy to France, Sir George Carew was made master of the ordnance in Ireland in 1588, in 1590 Irish privy councillor; and in 1592 lieutenantgeneral of the ordnance in England, in which capacity he accompanied Essex in the expedition to Cadiz in 1596 and to 1 According to his own statement, Archaeologia, xii.
He sat for Hastings in the parliament of 1604, and on the 4th of June 1605 was created BaronCarew of Clopton, being advanced to the earldom of Totnes on the 5th of February 1626.
According to Wood, Carew contributed to the history of the reign of Henry V.
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