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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. Romaine matriculated at
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in 1833, graduating B.A. 1837 and M.A. 1859. He was
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in 1839 and became a deputy judge-advocate in the army during the
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. In 1857, Romaine was appointed
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(i.e.
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) to the
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and served in that office until he was appointed Judge-Advocate-General in
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in 1869. 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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Romaine, William Govett 1815 births 1893 deaths English civil servants English barristers Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Companions of the Order of the Bath