James Duane
Personal
Birthday:
2/6/1733
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Date of Death:
2/1/1797
Place of Death:
Schenectady, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1754 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of New York
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
09/26/1789
Termination Date:
03/17/1794
Termination Reason:
Resignation