Albert Williamson Durley (October 15, 1841 – March 12, 1914) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in

Hennepin, Illinois Hennepin is a village located on the Illinois River in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 757 in 2010, an increase of 50 since the 2000 census. It is the county seat and second largest village in Putnam County, Illinois, P ...

, Durley studied at Wheaton College in

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and at

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. He then taught school in

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and studied law. In 1869, Durley was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Hennepin, Illinois. In 1875, he moved to

Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars is a city and the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is located within America Township an ...

and continued to practice law and was in the real estate business. Then, in 1892, Durley moved to

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and continue to practice law. In 1907, Durley was elected to the

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as a Republican. Durley died in Superior, Wisconsin and was buried in Le Mars, Iowa.'History of the Class of 1868 - Yale College 1864-1914,' Henry P. Wright editor, Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, New Haven, Connecticut: 1914, Albert Williamson Durley, pg. 328-329

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durley, Albert W, 1841 births 1914 deaths People from Hennepin, Illinois People from Le Mars, Iowa Politicians from Superior, Wisconsin Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni Yale University alumni Educators from Illinois Illinois lawyers Iowa lawyers Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature