Richard M. Duncan
Richard M. Duncan | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
In office May 31, 1965 – August 1, 1974 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
In office 1954–1959 | |
Preceded by | Albert L. Reeves |
Succeeded by | Albert Alphonso Ridge |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri | |
In office July 14, 1943 – May 31, 1965 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Seat established by 56 Stat. 1083 |
Succeeded by | William Robert Collinson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Jacob L. Milligan |
Succeeded by | William Clay Cole |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Meloan Duncan November 10, 1889 St. Joseph, Missouri |
Died | August 11, 1974 Kansas City, Missouri | (aged 84)
Resting place | Memorial Park Cemetery St. Joseph, Missouri |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Kansas City, Missouri |
Education | Christian Brothers College read law |
Richard Meloan Duncan (November 10, 1889 – August 1, 1974) was a United States Representative from Missouri and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education and career[]
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, near Edgerton, Missouri, Duncan attended the public schools. He graduated from Christian Brothers College, in St. Joseph, in 1909. He was a deputy circuit clerk of Buchanan County, Missouri from 1911 to 1917, and read law to be admitted to the bar in 1916, entering private practice in St. Joseph from 1917 to 1926. He was city counselor to the city of St. Joseph from 1926 to 1930.[1][2]
Congressional service[]
Duncan served as delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 73rd United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1943. He served as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus for the 77th United States Congress, but was unsuccessful in his candidacy for reelection in 1942 to the 78th United States Congress.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
On July 8, 1943, Duncan was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a new joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri created by 56 Stat. 1083. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 1943, and received his commission on July 14, 1943. He served as Chief Judge of the Western District from 1954 to 1959, assuming senior status on May 31, 1965, and serving in that capacity until his death on August 1, 1974, in Kansas City, Missouri, where he resided.[1][2] He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Joseph.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Richard M. Duncan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d United States Congress. "Richard M. Duncan (id: D000536)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "Richard M. Duncan (id: D000536)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Richard M. Duncan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1889 births
- 1974 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- Missouri Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law