Daniel M. Durell

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Daniel Meserve Durell

| image name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1769|07|20}}

| birth_place = Lee, Province of New Hampshire, British America

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1841|4|29|1769|07|20|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Dover, New Hampshire, U.S.

| resting_place = Pine Hill Cemetery

| state = New Hampshire

| district = at-large

| term = March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809

| preceded = Thomas W. Thompson

| succeeded = John Curtis Chamberlain

| office2 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

| term_start2 = 1816

| term_end2 = 1817

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| party = Democratic-Republican

| religion =

| profession = Attorney
Politician

| spouse = Elizabeth Wentworth

}}

Daniel Meserve Durell (July 20, 1769 – April 29, 1841) was an American attorney and Democratic-Republican politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the early 1800s.

Early life and career

Durell was born in Lee in the Province of New Hampshire, the son of Nicholas and Abigail Durell. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1794.{{cite book|last=Dartmouth College|title=General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1900|year=1900|publisher=Dartmouth College|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sKM4AAAAYAAJ/page/n156 128]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sKM4AAAAYAAJ }}{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Henry Harrison|title=The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History ..., Volume 11|year=1888|publisher=H.H. Metcalf|page=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tBk8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA117 }} He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1797, and began practicing law in Dover, New Hampshire.{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States: Chubb-Erich|year=1900|publisher=James H. Lamb Company|page=557|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kydAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA557 }}

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809. He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1816. He was Chief Justice of the district court of common pleas from 1816 to 1821,{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States: Chubb-Erich|year=1900|publisher=James H. Lamb Company|page=557|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kydAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA557 }} and United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire from 1830 to 1834.{{cite web|url=http://www.history50states.com/NH-Strafford-Lee|title=History of Lee, (Strafford County) New Hampshire|publisher=History50States.com|accessdate=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131205214751/http://www.history50states.com/NH-Strafford-Lee|archive-date=December 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}

Following his years of public service, Durell resumed the practice of law. He died in Dover on April 29, 1841, and is interred in Pine Hill Cemetery.{{cite book|title=Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine, Volume 11|year=1888|page=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1wSAAAAYAAJ&q=Daniel+Meserve+Durell+died+in+Dover,+New+Hampshire+on+April+29,+1841}}

Personal life

Durell married Elizabeth Wentworth on June 1, 1800. They had several children including Mary Jane Durell, Sarah Adeline Durell, Elizabeth Salter Durell, Nicholas St. John Durell, Charles James Fix Durell, Margarett Ann Durell, Edward Henry Durell and George Clinton Durell.{{cite book|last=Wentworth|first=John|title=The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, Volume 2|year=1878|publisher=Little, Brown & Company|page=459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gThAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA459 }}