R. Holland Duell

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(December 20, 1824 — February 11, 1891) Rodolphus Holland Duell was an American politician and lawyer. Duell was born in Warren, New York in 1824. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1945. Duell served in many capacities including district attorney of Cortland County (1850-1855), judge of Cortland County (1855-1859) and assessor of internal revenue (1869-1871). He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863. He was again elected to the Forty-Second Congress and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000513]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875, New York Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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