Nationality American | Name John Duer | |
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Occupation Philanthropist, Children's Village co-founder Died August 8, 1852, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States | ||
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John Duer (October 7, 1782 – August 8, 1858) was a New York attorney, jurist, and co-founder of Children's Village with 23 others.
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Biography
Born in Albany, New York on October 7, 1782, he was the son of William and Catherine Duer. William Alexander Duer was his brother, and his maternal grandfather was William Alexander, Lord Stirling. He was the father of William Duer (1805–1879), who also served in Congress.
John Duer entered the army at age 16, but after two years left to read law. His law studies were in the office of Alexander Hamilton, began a practice in Orange County, New York, and moved to New York City in 1820, where he was a highly successful insurance lawyer.
He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821. In 1825 he was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the state statutes, and was especially active in preparing the first half of the work. From 1828 to 1829 he was United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
He was elected an associate judge of the New York Superior Court in 1849, and on the death of Judge Thomas J. Oakley in 1857, Duer became Chief Justice.
Duer died on Staten Island on August 8, 1858, and was buried at Trinity Churchyard Cemetery in Manhattan.
Works
At the time of his death, he was editing Duer's Reports of the Decisions of the Superior Court, the sixth volume of which he left incomplete.
His other published works include: