Sir Samuel Romilly
(1757-1818)

law reformer and Knight Bachelor (from 1806)

Died aged c. 61

Sir Samuel Romilly (1 March 1757 – 2 November 1818), was a British lawyer, politician and legal reformer. From a background in the commercial world, he became well-connected, and rose to public office and a prominent position in Parliament. After an early interest in radical politics, he built a career in chancery cases, and then turned to amelioration of the British criminal law.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Nick Harrison on Flickr
London, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom

Here lived Sir Samuel Romilly Law reformer Born | Died 1757 | 1818

21 Russell Square, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Sir Samuel Romilly Knt, Solicitor-General 1806 occupied chambers here 1778-1791

6 Gray’s Inn Square, Holborn, WC1, London, United Kingdom where they worked (1778-1791)