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Sir James Hastings Duncan (1 March 1855 – 31 July 1928) was a British Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Otley division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, regaining a seat which had been held by Liberals from
Sir James Hastings Duncan (1 March 1855 – 31 July 1928) was a British Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Otley division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, regaining a seat which had been held by Liberals from 1885
Events
January–March
* January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam.
* January 4 – ...
until a narrow Conservative victory in 1895
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
* January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...
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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 Parliament again.
He was knighted
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...
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