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 4 Stat. 414, which changed the name of the Agent of the Treasury.

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.

The position of Solicitor of the Treasury was abolished by an act of May 10, 1934 (48 Stat. 759).

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

Virgil Maxcy of Maryland, from May 29, 1830

Henry D. Gilpin of Pennsylvania, from June 16, 1837

Matthew Birchard of Massachusetts, from January 16, 1840

Charles B. Penrose of Pennsylvania, from March 17, 1841

Seth Barton of Louisiana, from March 25, 1845

Ransom H. Gillet of New York, from May 27, 1847

John C. Clark of New York, from October 31, 1849

of New York, from November 15, 1852

Gilbert Rodman of Pennsylvania, from March 30, 1853 (interim)

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