Daniel Duncan

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Daniel Duncan (born July 22, 1806 in Shippensburg , Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  May 18, 1849 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Duncan attended preparatory schools. In 1825 he graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg . Three years later he moved to Newark , Ohio, where he worked in commerce. He joined the Whig Party in the 1830s . In 1843 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; the following year he ran unsuccessfully for the state senate there .

In the congressional election of 1846 Duncan was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the tenth constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Columbus Delano on March 4, 1847 . Since he was not confirmed in 1848, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1849 . This was initially shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

Daniel Duncan died in Washington on May 18, 1849, just weeks after leaving Congress. He was buried in Newark.

Web links

  • Daniel Duncan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)