About James Duncan
Lived 1858 – 1911 (aged 52–53). James Duncan was a British politician and barrister.
James Archibald Duncan (1858–1911) was a British lawyer and a Liberal politician who briefly represented the seat of Barrow-in-Furness.
Duncan was born in Valparaíso, the son of the shipper David Duncan and his wife Catherine Williamson. The family moved to Gayton Hall, Wirral, Cheshire and Duncan was educated at Amersham Hall and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1883 and became a barrister of the Inner Temple. In 1890 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Barrow-in-Furness which had been briefly his father's seat. However he lost the seat two years later in 1892.
Duncan was unmarried. His nephew Sir James Duncan was also an MP and became a baronet.
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British lawyer and politician
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James Duncan was born in 1858.
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James Duncan died in 1911.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Duncan. https://biography.guide/james-duncan-politician/
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