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| | George CAREW (1ยบ E. Totnes) |
 | | Second son of George Carew and Anne, daughter of Sir Nicholas Harvey, who was first archdeacon of Totnes, in Devon, next dean of Bristol and chief chanter in the cathedral of Salisbury, afterwards dean of the king's chapel and dean of Christ's Church, Oxford, lastly dean of Exeter and Windsor. |
 | | Carew visited Ireland in 1610 to report on the condition of the country, with a view to resettlement of Ulster, and described Ireland as improving rapidly and recovering from the disasters of the previous century. |
 | | He was Vice Chamberlain to the Queen, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, Lord President of the Province of Munster, in Ireland, created Baron Carew of Clopton, co. Warwick, on 4 May 1605; and, in the first year of Charles I, on 7 Feb 1625, he was created Earl of Totnes, co. Devon. |
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