DUVALL, GABRIEL
Gabriel Duvall was born December 6, 1752. He was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1778.
Duvall served in the militia before beginning his government career in 1783, serving on the
Maryland Governor’s Council from 1783 to 1784, and in the Maryland House of Delegates
from 1787 to 1794.
From 1794 to 1796, Duvall acted as a representative from Maryland to the U.S. House of
Representatives. He returned to Maryland as chief justice of the Maryland General Court in 1796 and remained on the bench until 1802. Duvall then returned to federal service, and
from 1802 to 1811 served as first comptroller of
