Edward Henry Durell | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Louisiana | |
| In office July 27, 1866 – December 4, 1874 | |
| Appointed by | operation of law |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 14 Stat. 300 |
| Succeeded by | Edward Coke Billings |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| In office May 20, 1863 – July 27, 1866 | |
| Appointed by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Theodore Howard McCaleb |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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| Born | Edward Henry Durell (1810-07-14)July 14, 1810 |
| Died | March 29, 1887(1887-03-29) (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Pine Hill Cemetery Dover,New Hampshire |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University read law |
Edward Henry Durell (July 14, 1810 – March 29, 1887) was the 25th mayor ofNew Orleans,Louisiana and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Louisiana and theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Born on July 14, 1810, in theGovernor Wentworth House inPortsmouth,New Hampshire,[1][2] Durell attendedPhillips Exeter Academy,[2] then graduated fromHarvard University in 1831, andread law in 1834.[1] He was fluent inGerman,French andSpanish.[3] He entered private practice inPittsburg,Mississippi andNew Orleans,Louisiana from 1835 to 1854.[1] He was a member of the New Orleans City Council in 1854.[1] He resumed private practice in New Orleans.[1] He was President of the Bureau of Finance in New Orleans from 1862 to 1863.[1] He was the 25th Mayor of New Orleans in 1863.[1] Durell was a member of theRepublican Party.[4]
Durell was nominated by President Lincoln to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on January 5, 1864. The Senate returned the nomination to the President on February 3, 1864.[1]
Durell received arecess appointment from PresidentAbraham Lincoln on May 20, 1863, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by JudgeTheodore Howard McCaleb.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Lincoln on February 8, 1864.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on February 17, 1864, and received his commission the same day.[1] Durell was reassigned byoperation of law to theUnited States District Court for the District of Louisiana on July 27, 1866, to a new seat authorized by 14 Stat. 300.[1] His service terminated on December 4, 1874, due to his resignation.[1]
Durell resigned after theUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary voted to recommend to the fullUnited States House of Representatives that he be impeached for misconduct.[4] Durell had been accused of irregularities in bankruptcy proceedings, corruption and drunkenness.[4][3]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Durell returned to private practice inNewburgh andSchoharie,New York from 1875 to 1877.[1] He died on March 29, 1887, in Schoharie.[1] He was interred inPine Hill Cemetery inDover, New Hampshire.[3] He attempted to write a history of the South which was never completed.[3]
After moving to New York, Durell married a widow, Mary Seitz Gebhart.[3]
In 1845, Durell's book,New Orleans as I Found It, was published under the pen name H. Didimus. The book deals with Durell's experience when arriving at New Orleans and how things are different from other places in the United States.[5] Published in 1867, Durell participated in the formation ofRules, Orders and Regulations in Bankruptcy : Adopted by the Hon. Edward H. Durell, Judge of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Louisiana, July 15, 1867. This book consists of 24 adopted rules that deal with bankruptcy.[6]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of New Orleans 1863–1863 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1863–1866 | Succeeded by Seat abolished |
| Preceded by Seat established by 14 Stat. 300 | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Louisiana 1866–1874 | Succeeded by |
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