John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly
Politician
1802 – 1874
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Who was John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly?
John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly PC, QC, known as Sir John Romilly between 1848 and 1866, was an English Whig politician and judge. He served in Lord John Russell's first administration as Solicitor-General from 1848 to 1850 and as Attorney-General from 1850 and 1851. The latter year he was appointed Master of the Rolls, a post he held until 1873. Knighted in 1848, he was ennobled as Baron Romilly in 1866.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1802
London - Also known as
- Sir John Romilly
- John Romilly
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Employment
- Chairman, Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
(1869 - )
- Chairman, Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- Died
- Dec 23, 1874
London - Resting place
- Brompton Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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