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James Duane
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York · 1789
James Duane , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York. James Duane (February 6, 1733 – February 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father, attorney, jurist, and American Revolutionary leader from New York.
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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
Biography
James Duane (February 6, 1733 – February 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father, attorney, jurist, and American Revolutionary leader from New York.
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