George Harman Durand (February 21, 1838 - June 8, 1903) was a politician, jurist, and attorney from the U.S. state of Michigan. Durand was born in Cobleskill, New York. He attended the common schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York. He moved to Oxford, Michigan, in 1856, where he taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He 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, 1862-1867. He was mayor of Flint in 1873 and 1874. 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. In 1876, he lost in the general election to Republican Mark S. Brewer. Durand resumed the practice of his profession. He was appointed justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1892 and subsequently was defeated for election to the court in 1893 by Frank A. Hooker. He 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. Durand died in Flint and is interred in Glenwood Cemetery there.
References
- George H. Durand at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
External links
George Harman Durand at Find A Grave
| Preceded by Josiah W. Begole |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1875 – 1877 |
Succeeded by Mark S. Brewer |
