Thomas Carey

Thomas Carey (1597–1634) was a courtier to Charles I and English member of parliament.

Life He was born 16 September 1597, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth and Elizabeth Trevannion. He was tutored within his father's household by Henry Burton. He became groom of the bedchamber to Charles, then Prince of Wales, in 1616 and retained that post until his death.

In 1623 he was sent to Madrid in the wake of Prince Charles and Buckingham. In December 1624, he went to France with letters and jewels for Henrietta Maria.

Between 1624 and 1929 Carey was elected for Cornish constituencies through the influence of his mother's links to the local gentry. He represented Helston (1624–25), Tregony (1625–26) and St Mawes (1628–29). Carey was preparing to go on embassy to Venice, when his health failed and he died in 1634.