George Carew

Sir George Carew (died 13 November 1612) was an English diplomat, historian and Member of Parliament. Life He was the second son of Thomas Carew of Antony and brother of Richard Carew. He was educated at Oxford and entered the Middle Temple before travelling abroad. At the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth I, who conferred on him the honour of a knighthood, he was appointed secretary to Sir Christopher Hatton. Later, having been promoted to a Mastership in Chancery, he was sent as ambassador to the King of Poland. He sat in Parliament for St. Germans in 1584, for Saltash in 1586, 1588, 1593, and for St. Germans in 1597 and 1601. The honour of knighthood was conferred upon him at the Palace of Whitehall on 23 July 1603. According to Dudley Carleton, Carew rode north to meet Anne of Denmark in June 1603, in an unsuccessful attempt to gain an office in her household.