R. Holland Duell

R. Holland Duell
United States Commissioner of Patents
In office
October 1, 1875  January 30, 1877
Preceded byJohn M. Thacher
Succeeded byEllis Spear
Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings
In office
March 4, 1873  March 3, 1875
Preceded byJohn B. Hawley
Succeeded byHenry B. Metcalfe
Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Revolutionary Claims
In office
March 4, 1861  March 3, 1863
Preceded byGeorge N. Briggs
Succeeded byHiram Price
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1871  March 3, 1875
Preceded byDennis McCarthy
Succeeded byWilliam H. Baker
Constituency23rd district (1871–73)
24th district (1873–75)
In office
March 4, 1859  March 3, 1863
Preceded byHenry Bennett
Succeeded byFrancis Kernan
Constituency21st district
Judge of Cortland County, New York
In office
1855–1859
Preceded byLewis Kingsley
Succeeded byStephen Brewer
District Attorney of Cortland County, New York
In office
1850–1855
Preceded byAugustus L. Ballard
Succeeded byEdward C. Reed
Personal details
Born(1824-12-20)December 20, 1824
Warren, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 1891(1891-02-11) (aged 66)
Cortland, New York, U.S.
Resting placeCortland Rural Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary L. Cuyler (m. 1846)
Mary H. Greene (m. 1888)
Children4 (including Charles Holland Duell)
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Rodolphus (sometimes Robert) Holland Duell (December 20, 1824 – February 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was elected to Congress and became United States Commissioner of Patents.