William Addison Duncan
| William A. Duncan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th district |
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| In office March 4, 1883 – November 14, 1884 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Eckels Beltzhoover |
| Succeeded by | John Augustus Swope |
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| Born | February 2, 1836 Cashtown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Addison Duncan (February 2, 1836 – November 14, 1884) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
William A. Duncan was born in Cashtown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1857. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Duncan was elected district attorney in 1862 and 1868. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress and served until his death in Gettysburg. He had been reelected to the Forty-ninth Congress. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
- William Addison Duncan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1883–1884 |
Succeeded by John A. Swope |
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