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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriRichard Meloan DUNCAN
(1889-1974)
DUNCAN, Richard Meloan, a
Representative from Missouri; born near Edgerton, Platte County,
Mo., November 10, 1889; attended the public schools; was graduated
from Christian Brothers College, St. Joseph, Mo., in 1909; deputy
circuit clerk of Buchanan County, Mo., 1911-1917; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in St. Joseph,
Mo.; city counselor of St. Joseph, 1926-1930; delegate to 1932
Democratic Convention; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3,
1943); chairman of Democratic Caucus for the Seventy-seventh
Congress; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the
Seventy-eighth Congress; appointed judge of the United States
District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri on
July 8, 1943, and served until June 30, 1965; continued to serve
actively under senior (retired) status; resided in Kansas City,
Mo., where he died August 1, 1974; interment in Memorial Park
Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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