George Harman Durand (February 21, 1838 – June 8, 1903) was a politician, jurist, and attorney from Michigan. Biography Durand was born in Cobleskill, New York. He attended the common schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York. Durand moved to Oxford, Michigan, in 1856, where he taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. Career Durand commenced practice at Flint, Michigan, in 1858, where he was also a member of the board of education and a member of the board of aldermen, from 1862 to 1867. He was the mayor of Flint in 1873 and 1874. In 1874, Durand was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the 44th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877. In 1876, he lost in the general election to Republican Mark S. Brewer. Durand resumed his law practice. In 1892, he was one of Michigan's Presidential Electors. He was appointed Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1892, and was subsequently defeated for election to the court in 1893 by Frank A. Hooker. Durand was president of the State board of law examiners for many years and was appointed special assistant United States attorney in Chinese and opium smuggling cases in Oregon, serving from 1893 to 1896. Death and legacy Durand died in Flint and is interred in Glenwood Cemetery there. In 1876, the community of Durand, Michigan, was named after him. References External links History of Durand, Michigan 1838 births 1903 deaths 1892 United States presidential electors Mayors of Flint, Michigan Michigan city council members Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Flint, Michigan) Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan People from Cobleskill, New York 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges