Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-27 | Page 17 | Representative David Selected by President as Solicitor General

I I I i REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS SELECTED BY BYAS PRESIDENT AS SOLICITOR GENERAl Has Had Notable Legal Career in Virginia and Is Serving Second T Terms in House July ly 26 6 John W. Sll WASHINGTON I William Davis ls Da of or Clarksburg W V. Va a Va representative of the First West cst Virginia congressional con district was nominated today tolay by resident President ihn to he be solicitor general of ot the tue United States Mr Ir Davis was the choice of oC Attorney General lt from froma rom roma a U. long lun list of 01 prominent law lawyers ors to tofi fill fi the lie Important post ost He will wi be Ie t second ranking le legal l officer of or orthe the country and ant the governments government's representative rep rep- before toro the supreme court of oC the tho thC United States Stales Under the thC statu statute te the thc solicitor general gen gen- cn- cn oral eral I Is time the ht only official of oC nt tho time department depart depart- ment of justice who must be a mi lawyer not excepting tho time attorney general Mr I r. r Da Davis lavis v IS wh who 0 I Is 40 W years 0 old hI Juts has 8 11 had a no blu legal career H He Ha is serving his hiN second term torm In iii Congress having ha entered that hod body boey In 1 19 1911 J. J 1 and amid andIs andIs Is a member of time the House Judiciary committee Ho lie was ns formerly assistant of or law at Washington ton nn and andLee Lee Lec member of or t the thu e house of ot delegates atos of o West l VII where he was chairman of ot the tho Judiciary cum corn president of bf the time West Vest Virginia Bar Bal a association an and a member o of oC the West est cst Virginia commission on Oil uniform state tate laws The h position polton has uris boen uc vacant nt since the I resignation Hi of or John lolin Marshall nulI nul- nul lilt hilt of lou I I Ky Iy several tE erl months I n ago Jl o James il 1 A. A assistant to tic the attorney general has acted as 5 solicitor I genera general during the tho Interim i