R. Holland Duell
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Rodolphus Holland Duell (December 20, 1824 – February 11, 1891) was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War
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Duell was born in Warren
, Herkimer County
. He completed preparatory studies and subsequently studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Fabius
. He moved to Cortland
in 1847 and was district attorney
of Cortland County
from 1850 to 1855. He was judge of Cortland County from 1855 to 1859 and was assessor
of internal revenue for the twenty-third district of New York from 1869 to 1871.
Duell was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863; during the Thirty-seventh Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. He resumed the practice of law in Cortland and was then elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. During the Forty-third Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. Duell was appointed as United States Commissioner of Patents by President Ulysses S. Grant
on October 1, 1875 and served until January 30, 1877. He resumed the practice of law in Cortland, where he died in 1891; interment was in Cortland Rural Cemetery.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Duell was born in Warren
Warren, New York
----Warren is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill....
, Herkimer County
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...
. He completed preparatory studies and subsequently studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Fabius
Fabius, New York
Fabius, New York may refer to either:*Fabius, New York , located in Onondaga County*Fabius, New York , located within the Town of Fabius...
. He moved to Cortland
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....
in 1847 and was district attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
of Cortland County
Cortland County, New York
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, named after Federico Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The county seat is Cortland...
from 1850 to 1855. He was judge of Cortland County from 1855 to 1859 and was assessor
Assessor
An assessor may be:* Assessor , the assistant to a judge or magistrate* Assessor , a senior officer of the University of Oxford* Assessor , an expert who calculates the value of property...
of internal revenue for the twenty-third district of New York from 1869 to 1871.
Duell was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863; during the Thirty-seventh Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. He resumed the practice of law in Cortland and was then elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. During the Forty-third Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. Duell was appointed as United States Commissioner of Patents by President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
on October 1, 1875 and served until January 30, 1877. He resumed the practice of law in Cortland, where he died in 1891; interment was in Cortland Rural Cemetery.