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	Topics Solicitor General for England and Wales Topic Home Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the CrownLaw Officers of the Crown The Law Officers of the Crown are the chief legal advisors to the Crown, and advise and represent the various governments in... , and the deputy of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General for England and Wales Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known as the Attorney General, is the chief legal advise... , whose duty is to advise the CrownThe Crown In United Kingdom, Canada and other Commonwealth Realms, The Crown is an abstract concept which represents the legal authori... and CabinetCabinet A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch.... on the law. He can exercise the powers of the Attorney General in the Attorney General's absence. There is also a Solicitor General for ScotlandSolicitor General for Scotland Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, w... , who is the deputy of the Lord AdvocateLord Advocate Her Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate is the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Executive and the Crown ... . As well as the Sovereign's Solicitor General, the Prince of WalesPrince of Wales The Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales... and a Queen consortQueen consort A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king.... (when the Sovereign is male) are also entitled to have an Attorney and Solicitor General, though the present Prince of Wales has only an Attorney General and no Solicitor General. The Solicitor General is addressed in court as "Mr Solicitor". Despite the title, the position is usually held by a barristerBarrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as... . Solicitors-General of England (and Wales), 1461-present 15th century incomplete Richard Fowler 1461-1470 Richard Page 1470-1483 Thomas Lynom 1483-1485 Andrew Dimmock 1485-1503 16th century Thomas Lucas 1503-1507 John Ernley 1507-1514 John PortJohn Port (the elder) Sir John Port , judge, was born about 1480 at Chester, where his ancestors had been merchants for some generations : his fat... 1514-1521 Richard LysterRichard Lyster Sir Richard Lyster was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King?s Bench. ... 1521-1525 Christopher HalesChristopher Hales Overview Sir Christopher Hales was an English judge and Master of the Rolls. ... 1525-1531 Baldwin Mallet 1531-1533 Richard RichRichard Rich, 1st Baron Rich Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England.... 1533-1536 William WhorwoodWilliam Whorwood Summary Sir William Whorwood was Solicitor General from 1536 to 1540 and then Attorney General under Henry VIII until his death.... 1536-1540 Henry Bradshaw 1540-1545 Edward GriffinEdward Griffin Ed Griffin or Edward Griffin may refer to:... 1545-1552 John Gosnel 1552-1553 William CordellWilliam Cordell Sir Willian Cordell Master of the Rolls and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Queen Mary I.... 1553-1557 Richard WestonRichard Weston Richard Weston was an English botanist.... 1557-1559 William RosewellWilliam Rosewell William Rosewell was born about 1535, the son of William Rosewell of Loxton, Somerset.... 1559-1566 Richard OnslowRichard Onslow (Solicitor General) Richard Onslow was a 16th century English lawyer who served as Solicitor General and Speaker of the House of Commons.... 1566-1569 Sir Thomas BromleyThomas Bromley Sir Thomas Bromley, English lord chancellor, was born in Staffordshire.... 1569-1579 Sir John PophamJohn Popham Overview Sir John Popham was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1580 to 1583 and the Lord Chief Justice of England from June 2 1592... 1579-1581 Sir Thomas 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