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William L. Frierson was born on September 3, 1868, in Shelbyville, Tennessee to Robert Payne and Mary (Little) Frierson. Frierson graduated in 1887 from Southern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. In 1929, Frierson received an honorary law degree from Southwestern Law School in Memphis, Tennessee. He began practicing law in his hometown of Shelbyville in 1889. The following year he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he worked in various law firms until 1917. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ...
1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area - Total - Water 763. ...
This article is about a city in the US State of Tennessee. ...
Frierson held a variety of local government positions before being appointed U.S. solicitor general. In 1905, Frierson was elected mayor of Chattanooga and held that position until 1907. He served as city attorney from 1912-1915. Subsequently, Frierson was named a special justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1916. In 1917, Frierson was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the United States, a position he held until 1920. In June of 1920, President Wilson nominated and the Senate confirmed Frierson to be solicitor general. As SG, Frierson made persuasive arguments upholding the National Prohibition Act of 1919, which enforced the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution dealing with the prohibition of alcohol. When the question arose regarding the sale and possession of alcohol by Americans on ships, the Supreme Court agreed with his argument that no liquor could be sold on any U.S. flagged vessels. The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest appellate court of the State of Tennessee. ...
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ...
In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-khwl الكØول, or al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ...
The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...
After serving as solicitor general, Frierson returned to Chattanooga to be a member of the Williams & Frierson law firm. From 1922-1923, he served as president of the Tennessee State Bar Association. William married Margaret (Daniel) on April 20, 1892, with whom he had three children: Mrs. Margaret Williamson, Robert Payne, and Mrs. Sue Lawwill. On May 25, 1953, Frierson died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 83. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Office of the Solicitor General. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...
The United States Solicitor General is the individual tasked with arguing for the United States Government in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, when the government is party to a case. ...
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