Charles Romilly (22 January 1808 [1] – 26 August 1887) was an English barrister and cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made his first-class debut in 1828. [2]
He was the fifth son of the legal reformer Sir Samuel Romilly and Anne Garbett. His brothers were John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly (1802–1874); and fellow cricketers Edward Romilly (1804–1870) and Lt.-Col. Frederick Romilly (1810–1887). [3]
He married Lady Georgiana Russell, daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford. [3] He died in 1887 at 29 Wilton Crescent in Belgravia. [4]
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