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George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes.
English soldier and administrator (1555-1629)
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About George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster. He was an authority on heraldry and the author of Carew's Scroll of Arms 1588, Collected from Churches in Devonshire etc., with Additions from Joseph Holland's Collection of Arms 1579.
Everything about George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament, Master-General of the Ordnance
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- May 29, 1555
- Died
- March 27, 1629