George_S._Duryee

George S. Duryee

George S. Duryee

American politician

George Sharpe Duryee (July 15, 1850 – October 28, 1896) was a lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey under President Cleveland.[1] In addition he served as a member of the New Jersey State Assembly.

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Biography

George Sharpe Duryee was born in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated Rutgers College in 1872[2] and admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1875. He was prominent New Jersey lawyer for McCarter and Keene and served as a member of the New Jersey Assembly, from 1877 to 1881. In 1881 Governor Ludlow appointed him to the position of clerk at the Court of Chancery for New Jersey, a role he held until 1886.[3] He was an alderman of Newark's fourth ward. In 1888 President Cleveland[4] appointed him to become the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey[5] a role he served until his resignation in 1890.[6] After which time he was appointed the state commissioner of insurance and banking under Governor Abbett and he was retained in that position by Governor Werts,[3] and held this position until his death in 1896.

References

  1. [1]
    "Office History". www.justice.gov. March 18, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Rutgers College (originally Queen's College) in New Brundswick, N.J., 1766–1916. State Gazette Publishing Company. 1916.
  3. [3]
    Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County, New Jersey. Lewis Publishing Company. 1898.
  4. [4]
    Hayden (1896). The Insurance Journal: A Review of the Insurance Business, Volume 26.
  5. [5]
    Fitzgerald (1912). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey.
  6. [6]
    Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America: Volume 27. 1901.
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