Show BOWERS DIES SUDDENLY solicitor general 0 of f united states passes away after brief illness boston solicitor general lloyd W dowers bowers died here at 1130 a m friday of complications arising from an attack of bronchitis the solicitor general had been ill about two weeks mr air bowers was appointed solicitor general by president tatt taft on marcu marci 22 1909 the appointment was one of the first official acts of mr air taft as president ho he having long held mr bowers in high regard the solicitor general was one of 0 the men known to have been in the mind of the president for appointment to fill one of the existing vacancies on the united states supreme court bench mr bowers was born at springfield mass march 9 1859 |