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Durfee, Zoheth Shearman – Duryee, William Rankin

Durfee, Zoheth Shearman

manufacturer, inventor, was born April 22, 1831, in Fall River, Mass. In 1866 the Pneumatic Steel association was formed, of which he was elected secretary and treasurer, and remained its active manager until 1879. He has made numerous inventions in machinery for the manufacture of steel industry than any other American of his generation. He died June 8, 1880, in Providence, R. I.

Durgin, Mary Lyle

artist, was born Feb. 3, 1850, in Wilmington, Mass.

She studied art in Paris, France, where her pictures were exhibited in the French salons in 1884 and 1886. In 1890 she painted four large mural paintings for the walls of the First Congregational church of Detroit, Mich. Her studio is in Boston.

Durham, John Stephens

diplomat, was born July 18, 1861, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was editor of the University Journal of Philadelphia, Pa.; and reporter on the Philadelphia Times. In 1890 he was appointed United States consul to San Domingo; and in 1891 was United States minister to the republic of Hayti.

Durham, Judson P

educator, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 2, 1853, in Canada. For six years he was a missionary on the plains; and now fills a pastorate in Vermontville, Mich. He is the author of one published work, and is a constant contributor to current literature.

Durkee, John

soldier, was born in 1728 in Windham, Conn. He distinguished himself at Bunker Hill, and commanded a regiment in the battles of Long Island, Germantown, Harlem, White Plains, Trenton, and Monmouth, and was in Gen.

John Sullivan's expedition against the Six Nations in 1779. He died May 29, 1782, in Norwich, Conn.

Durkee, Joseph Harvey

soldier, lawyer, state senator, was born July 16, 1837, in Oneida county, N. Y. He served in the civil war and attained the rank of captain. He took up his residence in Jacksonville, and was subsequently elected state senator, resigning before the close of his second term to accept the position of United States marshal, which position he held until 1885, when he resigned to take that of master in chancery in the United States courts.

Durocher, Laurent

soldier, lawyer, statesman, was born in 1786 at St.

Genevieve Mission, Mo. He was a member of the first constitutional convention in 1835; state senator in 1835 and 1836; and representative in 1839. He also held the offices of justice of the peace, probate judge, circuit clerk, and clerk of the city of Monroe, where he died Sept. 21, 1861.

Durston, Alfred S

clergyman, was born May 1, 1848, in England. He has filled pastorates in Berlin, Mass.; and at Borodino and Syracuse, N. Y. In 1883 he became general secretary of the Syracuse Young Men's Christian association.

Durthaller, Joseph

clergyman, college president, was born Nov. 28, 1819, in Alsace. In 1860 he was elected president of St. Francis Xavier college, serving until 1863. He died May 3, 1885, in New York city.

Duryea, Harmanus B

soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born July 12, 1815, in Newtown, N. Y. In 1847 he was district attorney for Queens county, N. Y.; and in 1857 was elected a member of the assembly for Kings county. He served in the civil war and organized the thirteenth, fourteenth and twenty-eighth regiments of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Duryee, William Rankin

soldier, clergyman, author, was born April 10, 1838, in Newark, N. J. In 1864 he became pastor of the Reformed church at Lafayette, Jersey City, N. J. He has published a premium tract for soldiers, entitled Sentinels for the Soul; Our Mission Work Abroad; Centennial Discourses of the Reformed Church; and critical essays and poems in religious journals. His song of The Kingdom of Home was awarded a prize.