William Govett Romaine, CB (1815 – 29 April 1893) was an English barrister, civil servant and colonial administrator. His name in early life was William Govett: his father was Robert Govett, vicar of Staines, who changed his surname to Romaine in 1827.[1]
Romaine matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1833, graduating B.A. 1837 and M.A. 1859. He was called to the bar in 1839 and became a deputy judge-advocate in the army during the Crimean War.[1][2]
In 1857, Romaine was appointed Second Secretary (i.e. Permanent Secretary) to the Admiralty and served in that office until he was appointed Judge-Advocate-General in India in 1869, during which time he married Frances Tennant of Cadoxton Lodge, Glamorganshire. He left the office in 1873. From 1876 to 1879, he was a member of the Egyptian Conseil du Trésor and served for some of that time as comptroller-general of finances.[2] In his latter years, William Govett retired to the Priory, Old Windsor, where he died on May 5, 1893.
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- ^ a b "Romaine (formerly Govett), William Govett (RMN833WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Milne, Lynn. "Romaine, William Govett". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24037. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)