Show BOWERS DIES SUDDENLY solicitor general of united states stafe passes away after brief illness boston solicitor general lloyd W dowers bowers died here at 1130 a in friday of complications arle ng from an attack a of bronchitis the so general had been ill about two weeks mr air dowers bowers was appointed solicitor tor general by bi president tatt taft on marcu marci 22 1909 the appointment was one of the first farat official acts of mr air tatt taft as president he having long held mr bowers in high regard the solicitor general was one of 0 the men known to lo have been in the mind of the president for appointment to fill one ot of the existing vacancies on the united states supreme court bench mr dowers bowers was horn born at springfield mass march 9 18 |