Daniel Meserve Durell

Daniel Meserve Durell (born July 20, 1769 in Lee , Strafford County , New Hampshire Colony , †  April 29, 1841 in Dover , New Hampshire ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Durell studied after attending primary school until 1794 at Dartmouth College in Hanover . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1797, he began to work in Dover in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional elections of 1806, which were held nationwide, Durell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for a second mandate from New Hampshire . There he took over from Caleb Ellis of the Federalist Party on March 4, 1807 . By March 3, 1809, however, he only served one term in Congress .

In 1816, Durell was an MP in the New Hampshire House of Representatives . He then served as a judge at an appeals court until 1821. Between 1830 and 1834 he was a federal attorney for New Hampshire. Otherwise, Durell went back to work as a lawyer. He died in Dover on April 29, 1841.

Web links

• Daniel Meserve Durell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Meserve Durell in the database of Find a Grave (English)