Lorenzo Thurston Durand (December 9, 1849 – August 7, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician.

[1][2] Durand received up to a high school education before becoming a law student in the office of J. Brousseaer for a year.

At some point, Durand was a member of the Saginaw County Bar Association, and served as its president.

Also in 1902, Durand was selected as a United States senatorial candidate in a complimentary way, as the senators representing Michigan at the time were both Republican.

John Moore was a notable judge and lawyer in the area who, like Lorenzo, served as the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 1868.

[1] Durand died of heart trouble on a business trip to Detroit in a Woodward train car on August 7, 1917.