About Henry Greenhill
Lived 1646 – 1708 (aged 61). Henry Greenhill was a politician.
Henry Greenhill (21 June 1646 – 24 May 1708) was a British mariner, Governor of the Gold Coast, commissioner of the navy and Member of Parliament.
Early life Greenhill was a son of John Greenhill, registrar of the diocese of Salisbury, and Penelope Champneys, daughter of Richard Champneys of Orchardleigh, Somerset. His father was connected through his brothers with the East India trade. His grandfather was Henry Greenhill of Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire. His elder brother was the painter John Greenhill.
Greenhill was a Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, from 1699 to January 1701 and again from March to November 1701.
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English mariner and MP
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Henry Greenhill was born on 21 June 1646 in Salisbury.
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Henry Greenhill died on 24 May 1708.
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Henry Greenhill was a politician.
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