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Samuel Romilly

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British politician; (1757-1818)

PoliticiansLived 1757 to 1818 · aged 61
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Sir Samuel Romilly was a British lawyer, Whig politician, abolitionist and legal reformer. Born in London of French Huguenot descent, he was largely self-educated and escaped poverty through a fortuitous inheritance that allowed travel.

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Memoirs of Sir Samuel Romilly, 1840Memoirs of Sir Samuel Romilly, 1840Plaque to Sir Samuel Romilly at his home in Russell Square Bloomsbury, LondonPlaque to Sir Samuel Romilly at his home in Russell Square Bloomsbury, LondonSir Samuel Romilly, engraving by John Kennerly after C. Bestland, 1822Sir Samuel Romilly, engraving by John Kennerly after C. Bestland, 1822Parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Knill, Herefordshire, where Ann and Samuel Romilly were buriedParish church of St Michael and All Angels, Knill, Herefordshire, where Ann and Samuel Romilly were buried

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Sir Samuel Romilly was a British lawyer, Whig politician, abolitionist and legal reformer. Born in London of French Huguenot descent, he was largely self-educated and escaped poverty through a fortuitous inheritance that allowed travel. From a background in the commercial world, Romilly became well-connected, and rose to public office as Solicitor General for England and Wales (1806-1807) and a prominent position in Parliament, where he sat for Horsham (1807-1808), Wareham (1808-1812), Arundel (1812-1818), and finally Westminster.

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Lived 1757 to 1818 · aged 61
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