Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke

Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 15th Baron Latimer (1586 – 12 May 1642) of Compton Verney in Warwickshire, England, served twice as a Member of Parliament for Warwick, in 1614 and 1621.

Origins He was the son and heir of Sir Richard Verney (1563–1630) of Compton Verney by his wife Margaret Greville (d. 1631), (from 1628 suo jure 6th Baroness Willoughby de Broke) daughter of Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1536–1606) of Beauchamp Court, Alcester, Warwickshire, and sister and heiress of Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1554–1628), known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville the poet, dramatist, and statesman.

Career He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1600. He also studied under the Cambridge scholar Robert Naunton, although no record of his formal admission to the university is known. In 1607 he was granted a 4 year passport, which was renewed for 3 years in 1612. He traveled widely on the Continent to complete his education, returning to sit as Member of Parliament for Warwick in 1614 through the patronage of his uncle. He sat again as MP for Warwick in 1621. Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke Elizabeth Verney, who married William Peyto, a son of Edward Peyto

Death and succession He died on 12 May 1642 when the title passed to his son Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke. His younger son inherited the title on the death of the 8th baron's grandson.