Solicitor General of the Navy

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The Solicitor General of the Navy was an office of the United States Department of the Navy that existed periodically from 1862 until 1929. In 1941, it was superseded by the permanent office of General Counsel of the Navy. The Solicitor General of the Navy was the senior legal adviser to the United States Secretary of the Navy.

Solicitors General of the Navy, 1862–1929

NameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by
Nathaniel Wilson 1862March 1865 Abraham Lincoln
William E. Chandler March 1865Fall 1865 Abraham Lincoln
John Augustus Bolles Fall 1865May 25, 1878 Andrew Johnson
Edwin P. Hanna July 1, 1899July 3, 1909 William McKinley
Henry M. Butler February 1, 1910March 31, 1911 William Howard Taft
Tristam B. Johnson April 1, 1911July 16, 1911 William Howard Taft
Harry W. Miller January 3, 1912August 9, 1913 William Howard Taft
Graham Egerton 19131921 Woodrow Wilson
Pickens Neagle September 2, 1921June 30, 1929 Warren G. Harding

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