Fred Duncan (botanist)
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Frederick Norman Duncan (24 May 1913 – 19 April 1986) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the
New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...
from 1972 to 1984. Duncan was born in Balmain. He was educated at Malvern College in Hunters Hill and then at
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. After leaving school he studied accountancy at Ultimo Technical College and became a trainee clerk with the Perpetual Trustee Company. He rose within the business world to become managing director of Duncan's Holdings Ltd Group, and founded the Australian Board of Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group and the Melbourne Australian Development Corporation Group. Duncan joined the Liberal Party on 13 December 1973. Duncan was elected to the
New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...
in 1972, serving as a Liberal member until 1984. He died in 1986 at Burrawang.


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1913 births 1986 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub