Bernard Grenville
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Sir Bernard Grenville (1567-1636), was an English politician.
He was the oldest surviving son of the sailor Richard Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall and Buckland Abbey, Devon, whom he succeeded in 1591 when his father was lost on the Revenge.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1596–97, and a Justice of the Peace and a deputy lieutenant of Cornwall in 1598. He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Charles I in 1628.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bodmin in 1597.
He married Elizabeth, the only daughter and heiress of Phillip Bevill of Brinn and Killigarth, with whom he had 4 sons and a daughter.
References
- "GRENVILLE, Bernard (1567-1636), of Stowe, Cornw.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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