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Milton Jameson Durham (May 16, 1824 – February 12, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as First Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of President Grover Cleveland. An alumnus of DePauw University and the University of Louisville School of Law, Durham held no political office prior to his appointment as a circuit court judge by Governor Beriah Magoffin in 1861. He was elected to represent Kentucky's Eighth District in Congress in 1872. He served three terms and was a member of several finance-related committees. He was narrowly defeated for renomination in 1878 by Philip B. Thompson, Jr. at the district's Democratic nominating convention. After unsuccessfully trying to regain the Eighth District seat from Thompson in 1884, Durham was appointed First Comptroller of the Treasury in 1885, serving throughout President Cleveland's term. In 1890, after battling a severe case of influenza, Durham abandoned his law practice, moving to Lexington, Kentucky and helping organize the Bank of Lexington. He was an officer of the bank for several years. He ardently held to a sound money position during the height of the Free Silver movement. He was appointed deputy clerk of the Internal Revenue Service at Lexington in 1901, a position he held until his death on February 12, 1911. ==Early life and family== Milton J. Durham was born near Perryville, Mercer County (now Boyle County), Kentucky.〔"Durham, Milton J." ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''〕 He was the son of Benjamin and Margaret (Robinson) Durham.〔''Biographical Cyclopedia'', p. 4〕 His grandfather, John Durham, established the first Methodist church west of the Allegheny Mountains, and his descendents, including Durham, were adherents of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.〔 Durham attained his early education in the common schools of the area.〔 In January 1841, he matriculated to Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University in Greencastle, Indiana and graduated with honors in 1844.〔Barnes, p. 67〕 After graduation, he taught in the common schools of Perryville and read law under Joshua Fry Bell.〔 He attended the University of Louisville School of Law and graduated in March 1850.〔 He was admitted to the bar in the same year and commenced practice in Danville, Kentucky.〔 For several years, he served on the Board of Commissioners for the Kentucky Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Danville.〔 On June 18, 1850, Durham married Martha J. Mitchell.〔 The couple had five children – Louis H. Durham, Benjamin J. Durham, James Wesley Durham, Robert M. Durham, and Ora B. (Durham) Morris.〔''Biographical Cyclopedia'', p. 5〕 Martha Durham died in 1879.〔 After the death of his first wife, Durham married Margaret Leslie Carter in 1886.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milton J. Durham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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