| 词条 | George H. Durand |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = George Harman Durand |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |smallimage = |caption = |order = 15th |office = Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan |term_start = 1873 |term_end = 1875 |predecessor = David Spencer Fox |successor = Alexander McFarland[1][2] |state2 = Michigan |district2 = 6th |term_start2 = March 4, 1875 |term_end2 = March 3, 1877 |predecessor2 = Josiah W. Begole |successor2 = Mark S. Brewer |birth_date = {{Birth-date|February 21, 1838}} |death_date = {{Death-date and age|June 8, 1903|February 21, 1838}} |birth_place = Cobleskill, New York |nationality = |party =Democrat[3] |spouse = |relations =Lorenzo Thurston Durand, brother[3] |children = |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation =Lawyer, Judge |profession =Law |religion = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }}George Harman Durand (February 21, 1838 – June 8, 1903) was a politician, jurist, and attorney from the U.S. state of Michigan.[3] BiographyDurand was born in Cobleskill, New York.[3] He attended the common schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York. Durand moved to Oxford, Michigan in 1856, where he taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. CareerDurand commenced practice at Flint, Michigan in 1858, where he was also a member of the board of education and a member of the board of aldermen, from 1862 to 1867. He was the mayor of Flint in 1873 and 1874.[3] In 1874, Durand was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the 44th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877.[3] In 1876, he lost in the general election[3] to Republican Mark S. Brewer. Durand resumed his law practice. In 1892, he was one of Michigan's Presidential Electors.[3] He was appointed Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1892, and was subsequently defeated for election to the court in 1893[3] by Frank A. Hooker. Durand was president of the State board of law examiners for many years and was appointed special assistant United States attorney in Chinese and opium smuggling cases in Oregon, serving from 1893 to 1896. Death and legacyDurand died in Flint and is interred in Glenwood Cemetery there.[3] In 1876, the community of Durand, Michigan was named after him.[4] References1. ^Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials. The History of Genesee County, MI. 2. ^List of Flint City Mayors. Political Graveyards.com 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Index to Politicians: Dupper to Durgin -- Durand, George Harman Entry. Political Graveyards.com 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21754|title= Profile for Durand, Michigan, MI |publisher= ePodunk|accessdate=August 26, 2012}} External links{{Portal|Biography}}
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