Alexander Duncan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Bellamy Storer |
| Succeeded by | Nathanael G. Pendleton |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Nathanael G. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | James J. Faran |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hamilton County district | |
| In office December 1, 1828 – December 5, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Hayward John C. Short Peter Bell |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Reese Daniel Stone Leonard Armstrong |
| In office December 5, 1831 – December 2, 1832 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Reese Daniel Stone Leonard Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Adam N. Riddle David T. Disney Samuel Bond Israel Brown |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Hamilton County district | |
| In office December 3, 1832 – November 30, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Cilley Samuel R. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Henry Morse David T. Disney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1788 Bottle Hill, New Jersey |
| Died | March 23, 1853 Madisonville, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Laurel Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alexander Duncan (1788 – March 23, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1837 to 1845.
Biography
Born in Bottle Hill (now Madison), Morris County, New Jersey, Duncan studied and practiced medicine. He moved to Ohio and settled in Cincinnati. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1828, 1829, 1831, and 1832. He served in the Ohio Senate 1832–1834.
Duncan was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress but came back to win a seat in the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He did not run in 1844 for reelection to the Twenty-ninth Congress but instead resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in Madisonville (now a part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, March 23, 1853, and is interred in Laurel Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Alexander Duncan (id: D000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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