George S. Duryee

American politician

George Sharpe Duryee

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office
1888–1890
President| Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by| Samuel F. Bigelow
Succeeded by| Henry S. White
New Jersey State Assembly
In office
1877–1881
Personal details
Born| (1850-07-15)July 15, 1850
Newark, New Jersey, US
Died| October 28, 1896(1896-10-28) (aged 46)
Newark, New Jersey, US
Political party| Democratic
Spouse| Virginia Teackle Beasley Duryee
Children| 1
Alma mater| Rutgers, BA (1872)
Profession| Lawyer
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.

## Biography

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George Sharpe Duryee was born in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers College in 1872[2] and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1875. He was a 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

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1. ^ "Office History". www.justice.gov. March 18, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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. ^ a b Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County, New Jersey. Lewis Publishing Company. 1898.
4. ^ Hayden (1896). The Insurance Journal: A Review of the Insurance Business, Volume 26.
5. ^ Fitzgerald (1912). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey.
6. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America: Volume 27. 1901.

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United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey

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* Ogden
* L.H. Stockton
* Frelinghuysen
* Maxwell
* Pennington
* McIlvaine
* Elmer
* Wall
* Green
* Halstead
* Cannon
* Keasbey
* Lippincott
* Bigelow
* Duryee
* White
* Beekman
* Rice
* Watkins
* Parker
* Vreeland
* Davis
* Lynch
* Bodine
* Geran
* Winne
* Forman
* Besson
* Quinn
* Smith
* Phillips
* Lord
* Rossbach
* Matlack
* Modarelli
* Richman
* Tompkins
* R. Del Tufo Jr.
* Scott
* Weidenburner
* Satz
* Horowitz
* Lacey
* Stern
* Goldstein
* R. Del Tufo
* Robertson
* Dumont
* Greelish
* Alito
* Chertoff
* Hochberg
* Cleary
* Christie
* Marra
* Fishman
* Carpenito

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