Person    | Male  Born 1757  Died 1818

Sir Samuel Romilly

Categories: Law

Law reformer. Born in Frith Street. Solicitor-General 1806. Caroline's Miscellany has done the research on his campaign to reduce the number of crimes with a mandatory death penalty. Kept 2 pet leeches. Suffering intense grief he committed suicide, at 21 Russell Square, a few days after his wife's death.

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Sir Samuel Romilly

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Samuel Romilly

Sir Samuel Romilly, Knt., Solicitor-General 1806, occupied chambers here, 177...

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Sir Samuel Romilly

It was in this house that Romilly committed suicide.

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Epping Forest Act 1878

Epping Forest Act 1878

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Event, Gardens / Agriculture, Law

1 memorial
Richard White

Richard White

Mill Hill Acton provides: "Richard White was a celebrated lawyer. His practice, White and Blake (joined at various times by third partners Ainge, Houseman and Tylee), was at 14 Essex Street, off th...

Person, Law

1 memorial
George Maule Allen

George Maule Allen

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Person, Law

1 memorial
Clink prison

Clink prison

The Clink Prison is the name given to all the prisons that have stood on a number of sites in this vicinity. The first prison in 1127 was a cellar in the Palace of the Bishop of Winchester, and the...

Building, Law

2 memorials
William Charles Niblett

William Charles Niblett

Born India. Called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1882. Travelled extensively, settled in Singapore where he made his fortune in property. Returned to England in 1905. In 1915 he gave his Singap...

Person, Benefactor, Law, India, Singapore

1 memorial