Oliver Carminow
Appearance
Oliver Carminow, or Carminowe (died 1597), from Fentongollan, St Michael Penkevil in Cornwall, was a Member in the Parliament of England.
Biography
[edit]Carminow was the son of John Carminow, MP.[1] He represented St Mawes (1563–7), Truro (1572–1581) and Tregony (1586–7).
Family
[edit]He married Mary Coryton, daughter of Peter Coryton, and left two daughters. He is said to have inherited great wealth but squandered almost the whole fortune before his death.
References
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Sources
[edit]- Pink, W. D. (1886). "The Parliamentary History of Tregony". The Western Antiquary. VI (part V): 117–121. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- Wade, W. C. (1890–1891). "Extinct Cornish Families, Part II". Transactions of the Plymouth Institution & Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society.
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Containing an Account of the First Returns and Incorporations of the Cities, Towns and Broughs, in England and Wales, That send Members to Parliament; ... [and] A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 71, 89, 109.