Gerald Carew, 5th Baron Carew


Gerald Shapland Carew, 5th Baron Carew, was an Anglo-Irish hereditary peer.

Early life and education

Carew was the son of the Hon. Shapland Francis Carew, younger son of Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew, and his wife Lady Hester Georgiana Browne, daughter of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo.

Later life

Carew succeeded to the Carew baronies and to a seat in the House of Lords upon the death of his childless first cousin George Carew, 4th Baron Carew, in April 1926.

Marriage and children

Carew married Catherine Conolly, daughter of Thomas Conolly. They had three sons:

Death

Lord Carew died in October 1927 at the age of 67. He was succeeded in the baronies by his eldest son, William.