R. Holland Duell

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Rodolphus (sometimes Robert) Holland Duell (December 20, 1824 – February 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was elected to Congress and became United States Commissioner of Patents.

Early life

Duell was born in Warren, Herkimer County, New York on December 20, 1824, a son of Joseph Duell and Phoebe (Potter) Duell.[1][2] He completed preparatory studies and subsequently studied law, first with Daniel Gott and later with Charles B. Sedgwick.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Fabius.[3]

Family

In 1846, Duell married Mary Ledyard Cuyler (1822–1884).[2] They were the parents of four children: Louise C., Charles H., Kate L., and Richard C.[2] In December 1888, he married Mary H. Greene.[4]

Career

Originally a Whig, he joined the Republican Party when it was formed in the mid-1850s.[3] Duell moved to Cortland in 1847, and was district attorney of Cortland County from 1850 to 1855.[1] He was Judge of Cortland County from 1855 to 1859.[1] He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention, as well as the 1864 convention and the one in in 1868.[3]

Duell was elected as a Republican to the 36th and 37th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1863;[1] during the 37th Congress, he was Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.[5] He resumed the practice of law in Cortland and was Assessor of Internal Revenue for the 23rd District of New York from 1869 to 1871.[1]

He was elected to the 42nd and 43rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1875.[1] During the 43rd Congress he was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings.[5] Duell was appointed as United States Commissioner of Patents by President Ulysses S. Grant on October 1, 1875, and remained in office until January 30, 1877.[1] He resumed the practice of law in Cortland and New York City.[1] He died in Cortland on February 11, 1891; interment was in Cortland Rural Cemetery.[6]

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