Richard M. Duncan

Richard Meloan Duncan (November 10, 1889 - August 1, 1974) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born near Edgerton, Missouri, Duncan attended the public schools.He was graduated from Christian Brothers College, St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1909. Deputy circuit clerk of Buchanan County, Missouri from 1911 to 1917.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in St. Joseph, Missouri. City counselor of St. Joseph from 1926 to 1930.He served as delegate to 1932 Democratic Convention.

Duncan was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1943).He served as chairman of Democratic Caucus for the Seventy-seventh Congress.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.He was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri on July 8, 1943, and served until June 30, 1965.He continued to serve actively under senior (retired) status. Resided in Kansas City, Missouri, where he died August 1, 1974.He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.

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