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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJames Henry DUNCAN
(1793-1869)
DUNCAN, James Henry, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Haverhill, Mass.,
December 5, 1793; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.,
and was graduated from Harvard University in 1812; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Haverhill; an
active militia officer, and attained the rank of colonel; president
of the Essex Agricultural Society; member of the State house of
representatives in 1827, 1837, 1838, and again in 1857; served in
the State senate 1828-1831; delegate to the Whig National
Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1839; appointed commissioner in
bankruptcy in 1841; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and
Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); engaged in
the real-estate business; died in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.,
February 8, 1869; interment in Linwood Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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