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Solicitor-General
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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In England, one of the law officers of the crown, appointed by letters patent. He is always a member of the House of Commons and of the political party in power, changing with it. His duties are practically the same as those of the attorney-general, to whom he is subordinate, and whose business and authority would devolve upon him in case of a vacancy in the office. He receives a salary of £¦000 a year, in addition to fees for any litigious business he may conduct on behalf of the crown. The position of the solicitor-general for Scotland in the main corresponds with that of the English solicitor-general. He is next in rank to the lord-advocate. In the United States the office of solicitorgeneral was created by Act of Congress in 1870.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Solicitor-General'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/solicitor-general.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Solicitor-General'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/solicitor-general.html. 1910.
