About Robert Duncan
Lived 1850 – 1925 (aged 74–75). Robert Duncan was a British politician.
Robert Duncan (5 October 1850 – 1925) was a Conservative politician in Scotland.
Prior to his political career, Duncan worked for Ross & Duncan engineers and boilermakers. He and his wife Mary Ann Jolly (1865–1929) had one son, the physicist William Jolly Duncan, and two daughters.
Robert Duncan was elected to the House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Glasgow Govan at the 1906 general election, but was defeated at the January 1910 general election.
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Who was Robert Duncan?
British politician (1850–1925)
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Robert Duncan was born on 5 October 1850.
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Robert Duncan died in 1925.
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Robert Duncan was a politician.
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Robert Duncan was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert Duncan. https://biography.guide/robert-duncan-politician/
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