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Duane, James, 1733-1797

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Personal name headingDuane, James, 1733-1797
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Variant(s)Duane (Judge), 1733-1797
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1733-02-06
Death date1797-02-01
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathSchenectady (N.Y.)
Field of activityLaw
AffiliationNew York (Colony). Court of Chancery
New York (Colony). Attorney General
New York (Colony). Provincial Congress
United States. Continental Congress
New York (State). Legislature. Senate
New York (N.Y.). Mayor
United States. District Court (New York)
Profession or occupationLawyers
Judges
Senators
Mayors
Found inUnited States. District Court (New York). Decree on the admiralty side of the District Court of New-York, 1794: t.p. (Judge Duane)
LC manual cat. (hdg.: Duane, James, 1733-1797)
Who was who in America: Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 226 (Duane, James; jurist, mayor, New York City; born in New York, New York, February 6, 1733; died Schenectady, New York, February 1, 1797; admitted to New York bar, 1754; 1st mayor of New York City, 1784; member, New York Senate, 1782-1785, 1789-1790; 1st U.S. judge, District of New York, 1789-1794)
Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed December 26, 2024 (Duane, James; born February 6, 1733, in New York, New York; died February 1, 1797, in Schenectady, New York; judge, U.S. District Court of the District of New York; confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1789; service terminated on March 17, 1794, due to resignation; read law, 1754; private practice, New York City, 1754-1762, -1774, 1775; Clerk, Chancery Court of New York City, 1762; Attorney general, Colony of New York, 1767; Indian commissioner, Colony of New York, 1774; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1776-1783; Member, Provincial Congress, New York, 1776-1777; Mayor, New York City, 1784-1789; State senator, New York, 1782-1785, 1788-1790)
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