Romaine, William Govett, 1815-1893 (lawyer and civil servant)
Dates
- Existence: 1815 - 1893
Biography
William Govett Romaine (1815-93), barrister and government official, was Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Army in the east at the time of the Crimean War, and afterwards Second Secretary of the Admiralty. In 1869 he was appointed Judge-Advocate-General in India, and from 1876 to 1879 he was a member of the Egyptian Conseil du Trésor and then English Comptroller-General of finances under the joint control of Egypt. For this lengthy period of official service he was awarded nothing higher than a CB in 1857.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander William Kinglake: Letters and Papers
A.W. Kinglake: Crimean War correspondence and papers
The collection comprises correspondence between Sir Richard Airey to Lord Hardinge, 1854-1856, letters from the Earl of Cardigan to Kinglake, 1863-1868, a journal of W.G. Romaine, 1855-1856 and other letters, memoranda and papers.
From William Govett Romaine, Judge Advocate of the Army in the East, to Alexander Kinglake [camp before Sebastopol], 28 Dec. 1854
William Govett Romaine: Letters to him
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- Africa, North 1
- Algeria 1
- Crimea 1
- Crimean war (1853-1856) 1
- France 1