William A Duer was an American politician and jurist. He was born in 1780 and died in 1858. He was prominent in the New York Assembly in 1814, was Judge of the New York Supreme Court from 1822 until 1829, when he became president of Columbia College, resigning in 1842, and published some historical works. Research William A Duer
 
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