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Edward Henry Durell

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Louisiana

Edward Henry Durell served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Louisiana. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1810

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaAbraham Lincoln · Feb 17, 1864 – Jul 27, 1866
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of LouisianaNone (reassignment) · – Dec 4, 1874

Education

  • Harvard College1831
  • Read law1834

Career

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1835-1854; Member, City Council, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1854; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana; President, Bureau of Finance, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1862-1863; Mayor, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1863; Private practice, Newburgh and Schoharie, New York, 1875-1887

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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