Gervase de Cornhill | |
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Justice of London | |
In office 1147 – c. 1183 | |
Sheriff of London | |
In office 1155–1157 | |
Sheriff of London | |
In office 1160–1161 | |
Sheriff of Surrey | |
In office 1167–1174 | |
Sheriff of Kent | |
In office 1163 – c. 1183 | |
Royal Justice | |
In office 1170 – c. 1183 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gervase c. 1110 |
Died | c. 1183 |
Spouse(s) | Agnes, daughter of Edward of Cornhill |
Children | |
Gervase de Cornhill (sometimes Gervase of Cornhill; c. 1110 – c. 1183) was an Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff. Beginning his royal service as a justice in London in 1147, he continued to serve both King Stephen of England and Henry II until his death around 1183. He played a minor role in the Becket controversy in 1170.