The Solicitor General of the Navy was an office of the

United States Department of the Navy The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, at the urging of Secretary of War James McHenr ...

that existed periodically from 1862 until 1929. In 1941, it was superseded by the permanent office of

General Counsel of the Navy The general counsel of the Department of the Navy is the senior civilian lawyer in the U.S. Department of the Navy and is the senior legal adviser to the secretary of the navy. The Office of the General Counsel of the Navy provides legal advice ...

. The Solicitor General of the Navy was the senior legal adviser to the

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Solicitors General of the Navy, 1862–1929

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, - , William E. Chandler , March 1865 , Fall 1865 ,

, - , John Augustus Bolles , Fall 1865 , May 25, 1878 ,

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, - , Edwin P. Hanna , July 1, 1899 , July 3, 1909 ,

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, - , Henry M. Butler , February 1, 1910 , March 31, 1911 ,

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, - , Harry W. Miller , January 3, 1912 , August 9, 1913 ,

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, September 2, 1921 , June 30, 1929 ,

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References

History of the Office of General Counsel of the Navy
*Solicitor 1862 establishments in the United States