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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).
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.
Marriages & progeny
He married twice:
- Firstly to Sibyl Corbet (c.1387-27 Aug. 1425), daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Corbet of Hadley in Shropshire;
- Secondly to Joyce Cokesay (c.1405-19 July 1473), a daughter of Sir Walter Cokesay of Great Cooksey in Worcestershire, and the sister and eventual heiress of Sir Hugh Cokesay.
His progeny, by which wife unknown, included:
- John Greville (died 1480).
Death & succession
He was buried in All Saints' Church, Weston-on-Avon and was succeeded by his son John Greville (died 1480).