William Duer

William Duer is the name of:

  • William Duer (Continental Congressman) (1743–1799), New York speculator, Continental Congressman and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
  • William Alexander Duer (1780–1858), U.S. jurist, President of Columbia University, son of the Continental Congressman
  • William Duer (U.S. Congressman) (1805–1879), U.S. lawyer and Congressman from New York City; grandson of the Continental Congressman

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