Solicitor General of the Navy


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 In 1941, it was superseded by the permanent office of General Counsel of the Navy.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 OfficePresident Appointed By
Nathaniel Wilson1862March 1865Abraham Lincoln
William E. ChandlerMarch 1865Fall 1865Abraham Lincoln
John Augustus BollesFall 1865May 25, 1878Andrew Johnson
Edwin P. HannaJuly 1, 1899July 3, 1909William McKinley
Henry M. ButlerFebruary 1, 1910March 31, 1911William Howard Taft
Tristam B. JohnsonApril 1, 1911July 16, 1911William Howard Taft
Harry W. MillerJanuary 3, 1912August 9, 1913William Howard Taft
Graham Egerton19131921Woodrow Wilson
Pickens NeagleSeptember 2, 1921June 30, 1929Warren G. Harding