Reginald Pole Carew

For the British general, see Reginald Pole-Carew (British Army officer).

Portrait of Reginald Pole-Carew painted by Melchior Wyrsch

Reginald Pole Carew (28 July 1753 – 3 January 1835) was a British politician.

Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew was born the son of Reginald Pole and Anne Buller of Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon. He was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford and entered the Middle Temple in 1770. He lived at Antony House, Cornwall.

Career

In 1782 he became MP for Penryn, in 1787 he became MP for Reigate and in 1790 he became MP for Lostwithiel. Then in 1796 he became MP for Fowey, giving up the seat in 1799 on taking Crown office as an Auditor of Public Accounts, but resuming his seat in 1802. In August 1803, he became Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department and in January 1805 was made a Privy Counsellor. In 1812 he became MP for Lostwithiel. .^[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1788.^[2]

Art collection

Carew was a personal friend of Sir Joshua Reynolds who painted his portrait. He formed a substantial collection of etchings by Rembrandt, which were sold after his death by Benjamin Wheatley in London, 13–15 May 1835. Among the buyers was the British Museum who bought several examples.

Marriages and issue

Portrait of Jemima Yorke painted by George Romney

He married Jemima Yorke, the daughter of Hon. John Yorke and Elizabeth Lygon, on 18 November 1784. Their children were:^[3]

• Harriet Carew d. 4 Mar 1877, married John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans
• Caroline Pole-Carew, married James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt^[4]

He married, secondly, Hon. Caroline Anne Lyttelton, daughter of William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley and Caroline Bristow, on 4 May 1808. Their children were:

• Frances Antonia Pole-Carew d. 27 Feb 1889
• William Henry Pole-Carew b. 30 Jul 1811, d. 20 Jan 1888

He died on 3 January 1835 at age 81.

References

1. "POLE CAREW, Reginald (1753–1835), of Antony, Cornw". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
2. "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
3. "Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew". The Peerage. 23 April 2013.
4. "Biography – Estcourt, James Bucknall Bucknall – Volume VIII (1851–1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Retrieved 22 September 2017.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Francis Basset John Rogers	Member of Parliament for Penryn 1782–1784 With: Francis Basset	Succeeded by Francis Basset Sir John St Aubyn
Preceded by William Bellingham Edward Leeds	Member of Parliament for Reigate 1787–1790 With: William Bellingham 1787–89 Samuel Hood 1789–90	Succeeded by John Cocks Joseph Sydney Yorke
Preceded by John Sinclair John Thomas Ellis	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1790–1796 With: Viscount Valletort 1790–91 George Smith 1791–96	Succeeded by Hans Sloane William Drummond
Preceded by Philip Rashleigh Sylvester Douglas	Member of Parliament for Fowey 1796–1799 With: Philip Rashleigh	Succeeded by Philip Rashleigh Edward Golding
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Philip Rashleigh Edward Golding	Member of Parliament for Fowey 1802–1812 With: Edward Golding (July 1802 – December 1802) Robert Wigram snr (1802–1806) Robert Wigram jnr (1806–1812)	Succeeded by William Rashleigh Robert Wigram jnr
Preceded by George Peter Holford Ebenezer Maitland	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1812–1816 With: John Ashley Warre	Succeeded by John Ashley Warre Viscount Valletort