Kenneth Forrest Duncan (March 7, 1881 – February 4, 1952) was a public servant, farmer, financial agent and political figure in

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. He represented Cowichan in the

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from 1919 to 1924 as an Independent member. He was born in

Duncan, British Columbia Duncan (pop. 5,047 in 2021) is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the smallest city by area (2.07 square kilometres, 0.8 square miles) in Canada. It was incorporated in 1912. Location The city is about 45 kilo ...

, which was named after his father, William Chalmers Duncan. Duncan was employed with the civil service in

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from 1901 to 1903 and then farmed in Duncan from 1903 until 1907 when he established his own business. He served as mayor of Duncan in 1907. In 1912, he married Agnes Patterson. Duncan was defeated by

William Henry Hayward William Henry Hayward (23 October 1867 – 7 February 1932) was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative ...

when he ran for a seat in the assembly in 1916 and then was elected in a 1919 by-election held after Hayward assumed official military duties in Ottawa. He was re elected in 1920 and then defeated when he ran for reelection in the new riding of

Cowichan-Newcastle Cowichan-Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in two separate eras, the later in the British Columbia elections of 1960 and 1963 elections. Demographics Political geography ...

in 1924. He died in Duncan at the age of 70.

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1881 births 1952 deaths Independent MLAs in British Columbia Mayors of places in British Columbia People from Duncan, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub