The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to
The first person to hold this office was Nicholas Eveleigh. [1] [2] It was also held for a time by Gabriel Duvall, who would later serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. The office was later several times renamed. It was the First Comptroller of the Treasury (1817–20), the Agent of the Treasury (1820–30), and Solicitor of the Treasury (1830–1934), and is now the Office of the General Counsel.
Eveleigh's biographic note on the web page for the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=E000263
The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to
The first person to hold this office was Nicholas Eveleigh. [1] [2] It was also held for a time by Gabriel Duvall, who would later serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. The office was later several times renamed. It was the First Comptroller of the Treasury (1817–20), the Agent of the Treasury (1820–30), and Solicitor of the Treasury (1830–1934), and is now the Office of the General Counsel.
Eveleigh's biographic note on the web page for the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=E000263