Daniel Meserve Durell
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Daniel Meserve Durell was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
.
Born in Lee
, Durell graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1797, and commenced practice in Dover
.
Durell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
in 1816. He was Chief Justice of the district court of common pleas, 1816–1821, and United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire, 1830–1834.
Following his years of public service, Durell resumed the practice of law. He died in Dover on April 29, 1841, and was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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Born in Lee
Lee, New Hampshire
Lee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire.-History:...
, Durell graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1797, and commenced practice in Dover
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
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Durell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
10th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...
Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
in 1816. He was Chief Justice of the district court of common pleas, 1816–1821, and United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire, 1830–1834.
Following his years of public service, Durell resumed the practice of law. He died in Dover on April 29, 1841, and was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery.