John Greville (died 1444)

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John Greville (died 30 September 1444) was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in seven parliaments (April 1414, 1419, May 1421, 1422, 1423, 1425 and 1427).

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Origins

He was one of the six sons of William Greville (d.1401), of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, "the flower of the wool-merchants of all England", the leading purchaser of wool from the Cotswold Hills at that time. [1]

Marriages and children

He married twice:

His children, by his second wife Joyce, included:

Death and succession

He was buried in All Saints' Church, Weston-on-Avon and was succeeded by his son John Greville (died 1480).

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References

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  1. Davis, Cecil T., Monumental Brasses of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Notes & Queries, London, 1899, pp.22-5
  2. Hunningham, in A History of the County of Warwick: Vol. 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1951), pp. 117-120.
  3. Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "GREVILLE, John (d.1444), of Sezincote, Glos". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 January 2017.