Background
He was born in Dublin, the son of Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Baron Carew and his wife Jane Catherine Cliffe.
He was born in Dublin, the son of Robert Shapland Carew, 1st Baron Carew and his wife Jane Catherine Cliffe.
He was educated at his father"s alma mater Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford University.
They had two sons:
Robert Shapland George Julian Carew, 3rd Baron Carew (1860–1923)
George Patrick John Carew, 4th Baron Carew (1863–1926)
He was Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Waterford County between 1840 and 1847. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1848. On his father"s death he became the 2nd Baron Carew, in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom and also succeeded him as Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford, a position he held until 1881.
In 1872 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Patrick.
13th United Kingdom Parliament. 14th United Kingdom Parliament.