Solicitor General of Leeward Islands

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The Solicitor-General of Leeward Islands is a law officer of the government for Leeward Islands, subordinate to the Attorney General of the Leeward Islands. The office is one of the members of the government. The Solicitor General could also be a member of the General Assembly.

List of Solicitors-General of Leeward Islands

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  2. Dodsley (1768). The Annual Register.
  3. The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List. 1880.
  4. The Colonial Office List. 1881. p. 325.
  5. The Solicitors' Journal, Volume 33. 1889. p. 710.
  6. The Law Journal, Volume 24. 1889. p. 632.