Henry de Cornhill | |
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Sheriff of London | |
In office 1187–1189 | |
Sheriff of Surrey | |
In office c. 1189 – 1192 | |
Sheriff of Kent | |
In office 1190–1192 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry c. 1135 |
Died | c. 1193 |
Spouse(s) | Alice, daughter of William de Courcy |
Children | Joan de Cornhill |
Henry de Cornhill (c. 1135 – c. 1193) was a medieval English royal official and sheriff who served King Henry II of England. Henry's son King Richard I of England put him in charge of assembling part of the fleet for the Third Crusade, plus appointing him as sheriff of three jurisdictions. Through marriage he acquired lands in Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, and Northamptonshire.