George Carey (Lord Deputy)

Sir George Cary, miniature portrait dated 1581 by Isaac Oliver
Arms of Cary: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field

Sir George Carey (or Cary;[a] c. 1541 – 15 February 1616), JP, DL, of Cockington in the parish of Tor Mohun in Devon, England, was Lord Deputy of Ireland from May 1603 to February 1604.

He should not be confused with his near namesake and second cousin[3] Sir George Carew, later Earl of Totnes, who also held posts in Ireland at the same period.

  1. ^ ODNB, see last two paragraphs under Carew, George, earl of Totnes.
  2. ^ History of Parliament CAREY, George (c. 1541-1616), of Cockington, Devon.
  3. ^ Both were descended from Nicholas Carew "Baron Carew" (d.1470), of Mohuns Ottery in Devon, Sir George Cary via his paternal grandmother Jane Carew (Vivian, pp.135, 150-1)


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