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Durrett, Reuben Thomas

lawyer, orator, author, was born Jan. 22, 1824, in Henry county, Ky. After studying at the Georgetown college, he graduated in 1849 from the Brown university; and at the law department of the university of Louisville a year later. During 1857- 59 he was editor and part owner of the Louisville Courier.

During 1850-80 he practiced his profesa sion in Louisville; was founder of the public library of Kentucky; founder of the Louisville Abstract and Loan association; and founder of the Filson club of Louisville. He is president of the associations that he has formed, and a member of various historical societies. He is the author of The Life and Writings of John Filson, the first historian of Kentucky; and a series of articles on the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798-99. He has distinguished himself as a lawyer, speaker, writer, and author; and received the degrees of A. B., A. M., and LL. D. from Brown university.