| Alexander Duncan | |
|---|---|
| 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, 1830Serving with Elijah Hayward Robert Todd Lytle Samuel Reese David T. Disney George Graham | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Hayward John C. Short Peter Bell |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Reese Daniel Stone Leonard Armstrong |
| In office December 5, 1831 – December 2, 1832Serving with Daniel H. Hawes David T. Disney John Burgoyne | |
| 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, 1834Serving with David T. Disney Samuel R. Miller | |
| 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 19th Century American physician who served as 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.
State legislature
He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1828, 1829, 1831 and 1832. He then served in the Ohio Senate from 1832 to 1834.
Congress
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.
Death and burial
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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byBellamy Storer | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1837–1841 |
Succeeded byNathanael G. Pendleton |
| Preceded byRobert Todd Lytle | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1843–1845 |
Succeeded byJames J. Faran |
| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district | ||
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- 1788 births
- 1853 deaths
- Politicians from Cincinnati
- People from Madison, New Jersey
- Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Ohio state senators
- Physicians from Cincinnati
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century American physicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly