Edward Henry Durell

Edward Henry Durell (July 14, 1810 – March 29, 1887) was the 25th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born on July 14, 1810, in the Governor Wentworth House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Durell attended Phillips Exeter Academy, He entered private practice in Pittsburg, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana from 1835 to 1854.

Federal judicial service

Durell was nominated by President Lincoln to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on January 5, 1864. The Senate returned the nomination to the President on February 3, 1864. Published in 1867, Durell participated in the formation of Rules, Orders and Regulations in Bankruptcy : Adopted by the Hon. Edward H. Durell, Judge of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Louisiana, July 15, 1867. This book consists of 24 adopted rules that deal with bankruptcy.