Matthew Robert Duncan

Matthew Robert Duncan
Matthew Robert Duncan
Member of Parliament
for Grey North
In office
December 1921 – September 1926
Preceded by William Sora Middlebro
Succeeded by William Pattison Telford, Jr.
Personal details
Born Matthew Robert Duncan
8 July 1863(1863-07-08)
Owen Sound, Canada West
Died 23 February 1938(1938-02-23) (aged 74)
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Margaret E. Witherspoon
m. 26 April 1899[1]
Profession merchant
Religion Presbyterian

Matthew Robert Duncan (8 July 1863 – 23 February 1938) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Owen Sound, Canada West and became a merchant.

Duncan attended high school at Owen Sound. He became president of Owen Sound Cereal Mills Ltd. He served in Owen Sound municipal politics as an alderman for eleven years and in 1905 and 1906 was the city's mayor.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Grey North riding in the 1921 general election and re-elected in 1925. In the 1926 election he was defeated by William Pattison Telford, Jr. of the Liberals.

References

  1. ^ a b Chambers, Ernest J. (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Mortimer. 

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