Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet (6 November 1635 – 1 August 1692) of Antony, Cornwall, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1660 and 1692.
Carew was the third but eldest surviving son of Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet (1608–1644) by his wife Jane Rolle (1606-1679), daughter of Robert Rolle (d. 1633)[2] of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe, Devon.
His father was beheaded on Tower Hill on 23 December 1644 for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.
[3] Carew succeeded to the baronetcy in 1644 and although the estates were initially sequestered they were later released and he was allowed to inherit in November 1645.
[4] In 1661 he was elected MP for Bodmin for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.
Arms of Carew:
Or, 3
lions passant
in pale sable
[
1
]
These were the arms shown on the seal of "Nicholas de Carreu" (c.1255–1311), appended to the
Barons' Letter, 1301
, which he joined as "Lord of
Mulesford
" and which were
blazoned
for the same bearer in the Caerlaverock Poem or
Roll of Arms
of 1300, when he was present at the Siege of
Caerlaverock Castle
. From him are descended the
Carew baronets
of Antony and of Haccombe
Mary Morice (d.1698), daughter of Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet (c.1628–1690) of Werrington, Devon, and 3rd wife of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet (1635-1692) of Antony. Painted by John Riley, c.1682, Collection of Antony House, National Trust
Gertrude Carew (1682–1736), a daughter of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet (1635–1692) of Antony, Portrait by Charles d' Agar,
National Trust
, collection of Antony House
