Cyrus Durey

Cyrus Durey

Cyrus Durey (born May 16, 1864 in Caroga , New York , † January 4, 1933 in Albany , New York) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1911 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Cyrus Durey was born in Fulton County during the Civil War . He attended community schools and the Johnstown Academy . He then worked as a supervisor's clerk . He was a supervisor at Caroga in 1889 and 1890 . Then he went into lumber and real estate businesses. On August 19, 1898, he was appointed Postmaster of Johnstown - a post he held until February 28, 1907. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . Between 1904 and 1906 he was a member of the Republican State Committee .

In the congressional elections of 1906 for the 60th Congress , Durey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 25th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Lucius Littauer on March 4, 1907 . He was re-elected once. In 1910 he ran unsuccessfully for the 62nd Congress and then left the Congress after March 3, 1911 .

On March 20, 1911, he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue in the 14th District of New York - a post he held until September 30, 1914. He took part in 1912 and 1920 as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions . On September 30, 1921, he was reappointed Collector of Internal Revenue . He held the post until his death on January 4, 1933 in Albany. His body was then interred in North Bush Cemetery near Johnstown.

Web links

• Cyrus Durey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Cyrus Durey in the database of Find a Grave (English)