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DUVAL, Gabriel, jurist, born in Prince George County, Maryland, 6 December 1752; died there, 6 March 1844. He received a classical education, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and became clerk of the Maryland legislature previous to the Declaration of Independence. He was elected to congress to fill a vacancy, and reelected, serving from November 1794, till March 1796, when he resigned to take his place on the bench of the Maryland Supreme Court. In December 1802, he was appointed comptroller of the currency, which office he held till 18 November 1811, when he was appointed a justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. In 1836 he was compelled by deafness to resign.
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