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.
alexander, duncan, politician, alexander, duncan, 1788, march, 1853, representative, from, ohio, four, terms, from, 1837, 1845, alexander, duncanmember, house, representatives, from, ohio, first, districtin, office, march, 1837, march, 1841preceded, bybellamy,. Alexander Duncan 1788 March 23 1853 was a U S Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1837 to 1845 Alexander DuncanMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s first districtIn office March 4 1837 March 3 1841Preceded byBellamy StorerSucceeded byNathanael G PendletonIn office March 4 1843 March 3 1845Preceded byNathanael G PendletonSucceeded byJames J FaranMember of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hamilton County districtIn office December 1 1828 December 5 1830Serving with Elijah HaywardRobert Todd LytleSamuel ReeseDavid T DisneyGeorge GrahamPreceded byElijah HaywardJohn C ShortPeter BellSucceeded bySamuel ReeseDaniel StoneLeonard ArmstrongIn office December 5 1831 December 2 1832Serving with Daniel H HawesDavid T DisneyJohn BurgoynePreceded bySamuel ReeseDaniel StoneLeonard ArmstrongSucceeded byAdam N RiddleDavid T DisneySamuel BondIsrael BrownMember of the Ohio Senate from the Hamilton County districtIn office December 3 1832 November 30 1834Serving with David T DisneySamuel R MillerPreceded byJonathan CilleySamuel R MillerSucceeded byHenry MorseDavid T DisneyPersonal detailsBorn1788Bottle Hill New JerseyDiedMarch 23 1853Madisonville Cincinnati OhioResting placeLaurel CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticBiography EditBorn 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 EditUnited States Congress Alexander Duncan id D000528 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byBellamy Storer Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Ohio s 1st congressional district1837 1841 Succeeded byNathanael G PendletonPreceded byRobert Todd Lytle Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Ohio s 1st congressional district1843 1845 Succeeded byJames J Faran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Duncan politician amp oldid 1125232964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,