Romilly, Sir Samuel, English lawyer, born in London, of a Huguenot family; was a Whig in politics, and was Solicitor-General for a time; devoted himself to the amendment of the criminal law of the country, and was a zealous advocate against slavery and the spy system (1751‒1818).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Romford * Romney, George