Thomas Bromley
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Sir Thomas Bromley was a 16th-century lawyer, judge and politician who established himself in the mid-Tudor period and rose to prominence during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was successively Solicitor General and Lord Chancellor of England. He presided over the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and died three months after her execution.
Thomas Bromley
Effigy of Thomas Bromley, the chief justice, who left a small but useful annuity to support young Bromley's studies.
Portrait, claimed to be of Richard Onslow, a noted Puritan lawyer and Bromley's predecessor as recorder of London.
Sir Edmund Anderson, who stood in for Bromley during his final illness, as well as in Inner Temple matters.
Solicitor General for England and Wales
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His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law. They can exercise the powers of the Attorney General in the Attorney General's absence. Despite the title, the position is usually held by a barrister as opposed to a solicitor.
Solicitor General for England and Wales