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Robert J. Mawhinney (October 1, 1859 — November 18, 1954) was an attorney who served as the last Solicitor of the United States Treasury. ==Biography== Robert James Mawhinney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1859.〔Who Was Who in America with World Notables, by Marquis Who's Who, Inc., Volume 3, 1960, page 564〕 In the early 1880s Mawhinney settled in Washington, D.C. and began a career in government as a telegraph operator and clerk in the United States Department of Justice.〔The Romance of the Merit System: Forty-five Years' Reminiscenses of the Civil Service, Matthew Francis Halloran, 1929, page 43〕 Mawhinney graduated from National University now (George Washington University Law School) with bachelor's and master's degrees in law and was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, afterwards joining the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury.〔(National University -- Department of Law ), The American Lawyer Magazine, July, 1901, page 352〕〔Newspaper article, Robert Mawhinney, Lawyer and Author, New York Times, November 19, 1954〕 From 1921 to 1926 Mawhinney served as Assistant Solicitor, and he served as Solicitor from 1926 until the position was abolished in 1932.〔(Congressional directory ), published by U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing, 1921, page 275〕 In addition to his legal career, Mawhinney was also an author, and his published works included ''Digest of Opinions of the Solicitor of the Treasury'' and ''Laws of the United States Including Money, Banking and Loans''.〔(Digest of the Opinions and Briefs of the Solicitor of the Treasury: January 1, 1911, to December 31, 1912 ), by Robert J. Mawhinney, 1913, title page〕〔(Laws of the United States Concerning Money, Banking, and Loans, 1778-1909 ), by Robert J. Mawhinney, 1911, title page〕 Mawhinney died in Kensington, Maryland, on November 18, 1954.〔Newspaper article, Ex-Official Dies, by Associated Press, published in Hagerstown Morning Herald, November 19, 1954〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert J. Mawhinney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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