Solicitor of the United States Treasury

The Solicitor of the Treasury position was created in the United States Department of the Treasury by an act of May 29, 1830, which changed the name of the Agent of the Treasury.

Function

The Solicitor of the Treasury served as legal advisor to the department, and examined Treasury officers' official bonds and related legal documents. He also supervised all legal proceedings involving the collection of debts due the United States. In addition, he established regulations to guide customs collectors, issued distress warrants against delinquent revenue collectors or receivers of public money, and administered lands acquired by the United States in payment for debts.

Predecessor agencies

Position abolished

The position of Solicitor of the Treasury was abolished by an act of May 10, 1934.

Successor agency

The Solicitor of the Treasury's position was succeeded by the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

List of Solicitors of the Treasury

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No.	Portrait	Name	State of residence	Took office	Left office
			Maryland	May 29, 1830	June 15, 1837
			Pennsylvania	June 16, 1837	January 11, 1840
			Massachusetts	January 16, 1840	March 17, 1841
			Pennsylvania	March 17, 1841	March 4, 1845
			Louisiana	March 25, 1845	May 27, 1847
			New York	May 27, 1847	October 30, 1849
			New York	October 31, 1849	October 25, 1852
			New York	November 15, 1852	March 30, 1853
–		Acting	Pennsylvania	March 30, 1853	April 8, 1853
			Maryland	April 8, 1853	May 2, 1853
			Maryland	May 2, 1853	June 3, 1853
			Pennsylvania	June 3, 1853	December 1, 1857
			Georgia	December 1, 1857	February 13, 1861
–		Acting	Kentucky	February 13, 1861	March 28, 1861
			Ohio	March 28, 1861	April 15, 1869
			Massachusetts	April 15, 1869	June 22, 1874
			Illinois	June 22, 1874	July 24, 1876
			Maine	July 24, 1876	July 1, 1877
			North Carolina	July 1, 1877	March 5, 1884
			Ohio	July 2, 1884	April 13, 1885
			New York	April 13, 1885	1888
			New York	1888	1889
			Iowa	1889	1893
			Tennessee	1893	1897
			Iowa	1897	1910
			Nebraska	1910	1913
–		Acting	Tennessee	1913	1914
			Indiana	1915	1922
			West Virginia	1922	1926
			Maryland	1926	1932