Background
Durell, Daniel Meserve was born on July 20, 1769 in Lee, New Hampshire, United States.
United States representative politician
Durell, Daniel Meserve was born on July 20, 1769 in Lee, New Hampshire, United States.
He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1797, and began practicing law in Dover, New Hampshire.
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809. He was Chief Justice of the district court of common pleas from 1816–1821, and United States attorney for the district of New Hampshire from 1830–1834. 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.
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. He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1816.