1904 Hastings Duncan MP (cropped and adjusted)

Sir James Hastings Duncan (1 March 1855 – 31 July 1928) was a British

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politician. He was elected at the 1900 general election as

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(MP) for the Otley division of the

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, regaining a seat which had been held by Liberals from 1885 until a narrow

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victory in

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. Duncan held the seat until the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1918 general election, and did not stand for

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again. He was knighted in 1914.

Electoral record

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* 1855 births 1928 deaths Knights Bachelor Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 People from Otley {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub