Cyrus Durey (May 16, 1864January 4, 1933) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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from 1907 to 1911.
Biography
Born in
Caroga, New York
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, Durey attended the common schools and Johnstown Academy.
He was supervisor's clerk.
Supervisor of Caroga in 1889 and 1890.
He engaged in the lumber and real-estate business.
Political career
He was appointed postmaster of Johnstown on August 19, 1898, and served until February 28, 1907.
He served as member of the Republican State committee in 1904–1906.
Congress
Durey was elected as a
Republican to the
Sixtieth and
Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the
Sixty-second Congress.
Later career and death
After leaving Congress, he was appointed on March 20, 1911, collector of internal revenue, fourteenth district of New York, and served until September 30, 1914.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1912 and 1920.
He was again appointed collector of internal revenue on September 30, 1921, and served until his death at
Albany, New York
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, January 4, 1933.
He was interred in North Bush Cemetery, near
Johnstown, New York.
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1864 births
1933 deaths
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)