George Sharpe Duryee (July 15, 1850 – October 28, 1896) was a lawyer who served as

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under President Cleveland. In addition he served as a member of the

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Biography

George Sharpe Duryee was born in

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in 1872 and admitted to the

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in 1875. He was prominent New Jersey lawyer for McCarter and Keene and served as a member of the

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, 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. He was an alderman of Newark's fourth ward. In 1888

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appointed him to become the

a role he served until his resignation in 1890. 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, and held this position until his death in 1896.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duryee, George S. 1850 births 1896 deaths 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers Politicians from Newark, New Jersey United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey New Jersey lawyers Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Rutgers University alumni