This is a list of those who have served as Solicitor-General of

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

*1795–?: Sir Alan Chambre *bef. 1833–1834: David Francis Atcherley (formerly D.F. Jones) *1834–1842: Sir Cresswell Cresswell *1855–1862:

John Leycester Adolphus John Leycester Adolphus (1795–1862) was an English lawyer, jurist and author. Life He was the son of Martha Elizabeth née Leycester (1765–1842) and John Adolphus (1768–1845), a well-known London barrister who wrote ''A History of Engla ...

*1862–1872:

John Archibald Russell John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

*1872–1878: Joseph Kay *1879–1886:

Gainsford Bruce Sir Gainsford Bruce (1834 – 24 February 1912) was a British politician and judge. Biography Bruce was born in 1835 in Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of the Reverend Dr. Collingwood Bruce, a proprietor of a private school, and his wife Charlo ...

*1886–1887: John Forbes *1887–1901: Edward Tindal Atkinson *1901–1905: John Scott Fox *1905–1915: Herbert Francis Manisty *1915–1921?:

Arthur William Bairstow Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

*1921?–1930:

Henry Arthur Colefax Sir Henry Arthur Colefax, KBE, KC (9 July 1866 – 19 February 1936) was a British patent lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician. Biography Colefax was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and was the son of J S Colefax, a woollen merchant. He was in ...

*1930–1932:

Edward Alfred Mitchell-Innes Edward Alfred Mitchell-Innes, CBE, KC (21 December 1863 – 6 March 1932) was a British barrister. He was Chairman of the General Council of the Bar from 1931 until his death the following year. Born into a prominent Scottish family, he was the so ...

*1932–1939:

James Willoughby Jardine His Honour Willoughby Jardine KC (29 October 1879 – 15 October 1945), was a British Judge and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Background Jardine was born the eldest son of James Jardine, KC. He was educated at Eton School and King ...

*1939–1941: Geoffrey Hugh Benbow Streatfeild *1946–1947?:

Christian Bedford Fenwick A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...

*1950–1956:

Harold Richard Bowman Shepherd Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts ...

*1956–1957:

Geoffrey de Paiva Veale Sir Geoffrey de Paiva Veale (12 January 1906 – 29 December 1971) was an English barrister and High Court judge, who sat in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court from 1961 until his death in 1971. Biography Veale was the son of Dr He ...

*1957–1961:

George Stanley Waller George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgi ...

*1961–1965:

Rudolph Lyons Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788� ...

*1965–1971: Peter Stanley Price

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