King's Proctor/Procurators General The office of King's (or Queen's) Proctor is ancient; it also came to be known as HM Procurator General. • 1660–1669: Alexander Cheeke • 1669–1700: Samuel Franklyn • 1700–1710: Thomas Smith • 1710–1714: George Smith • 1714–1727: Henry Farrant • 1727–1750: Edward Greenly • 1750–1766: Thomas Tindal • 1766–1783:
Philip Champion de Crespigny • 1783–1804: James Heseltine • 1804–1815: Charles Bishop • 1815–1844:
Iltid Nicholl • 1845–1876: Francis Hart Dyk
Treasury Solicitor Historically, there were two solicitors in the Treasury. The first (The Solicitor for Negotiating and Looking after the Affairs of the Treasury), which existed alone until 1696, had become a
sinecure by 1744, and perhaps as early as 1716; from the late 18th century the office included a salary of £200 a year. It was abolished in 1800. A second Treasury Solicitor, the precursor of the modern office, was established in 1696 and was assigned all the legal business undertaken in
Westminster Hall; as the first Solicitor became a sinecure, the second Solicitor became the only one responsible for legal business. By 1786, its office-holder was carrying out legal work for other secretaries of state and the Attorney-General, and in the early nineteenth century was employed by other government departments as well. From 1794, the Solicitor was also barred from running their own private practice. The salary began at £500, increased to £1,000 in 1755 and then to £2,000 in 1794; until the 1830s, the Solicitor also charged fees for work done in departments outside the Treasury, but these were then abolished and he received an allowance of £850 in addition to his salary. The whole salary was fixed at £2,000 in 1851, and then increased to £2,500 in 1872. The following were Treasury Solicitors after 1660. • 1716–1728:
Philip Horneck • 1728–1729:
Edward Roome • 1729–1737:
Charles Valence Jones • 1737–1744: Charlton Hayward • 1744–1800:
Hugh Valence Jones Treasury Solicitor (II; from 1696) • 1696–1700: Nicholas Baker • 1700–1715: William Borrett • 1715–1730:
Anthony Cracherode • 1730–1742: Nicholas Paxton • 1742–1756: John Sharpe • 1756–1765:
Philip Carteret Webb • 1765–1775: Thomas Nuthall • 1775–1794: William Chamberlayne • 1794–1806: Joseph White • 1806–1818: Henry Charles Litchfield • 1818–1851: George Maule • 1851–1866: Henry Revell Reynolds • 1866–1871:
John Greenwood • 1871–1875:
John Gray • 1875–1894:
Augustus Keppel Stephenson Procurators General and Treasury Solicitor In 1876, Augustus Keppel Stephenson, the Treasury Solicitor, was appointed Queen's Proctor and Procurator General; since then, the offices of Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor have been held together. The following have been jointly HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor: • 1876–1894: Sir
Augustus Keppel Stephenson, KCB • 1894–1909:
Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart • 1909–1923:
Sir John Mellor, 1st Baronet • 1923–1926: Hon.
Alfred Clive Lawrence • 1926–1933: Sir
Maurice Gwyer • 1934–1953: Sir
Thomas James Barnes • 1953–1964: Sir
Harold Simcox Kent • 1964–1971: Sir
William Arthur Harvey Druitt • 1971–1975: Sir
Henry Gabriel Ware • 1975–1980: Sir
Basil Brodribb Hall • 1980–1984: Sir
Michael James Kerry • 1984–1988: Sir
John Bilsland Bailey • 1988–1992: Sir
James Nursaw • 1992–1995: Sir
Gerald Albery Hosker • 1995–1996:
Michael Lawrence Saunders • 1997–2000: Sir
Anthony Hilgrove Hammond • 2000–2006: Dame
Juliet Wheldon • 2006–2014: Sir
Paul Christopher Jenkins • 2014–2020: Sir
Jonathan Guy Jones • 2021–present:
Susanna McGibbon ==See also==