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Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke


Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 15th Baron Latimer (1586 – 12 May 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622. In 1631 he inherited a peerage.

Verney was the son of Sir Richard Verney (died 1630) and his wife Margaret (née Greville) Verney, 6th Baroness Willoughby de Broke (c1561-1631). In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Warwick. He was re-elected MP for Warwick in 1621. He inherited the title 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 15th Baron Latimer on the death of his mother in 1631. He was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1635.

On 13 May 1618 Verney married Catherine Southwell, daughter of Sir Richard Southwell. Upon his death, on 12 May 1642, the title passed to his son, Greville Verney.



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