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  Duncan, Richard M.
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NameRichard M. Duncan
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St. Joseph, Missouri , United States
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Born November 10, 1889
Died August 01, 1974 (85 years)
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InfoDUNCAN, Richard Meloan, a Representative from Missouri; born near Edgerton, Platte County, Mo., November 10, 1889; attended the public schools; was graduated from Christian Brothers College, St. Joseph, Mo., in 1909; deputy circuit clerk of Buchanan County, Mo., 1911-1917; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in St. Joseph, Mo.; city counselor of St. Joseph, 1926-1930; delegate to 1932 Democratic Convention; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1943); chairman of Democratic Caucus for the Seventy-seventh Congress; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress; 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; continued to serve actively under senior (retired) status; resided in Kansas City, Mo., where he died August 1, 1974; interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.

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  11/03/1942 MO District 3 Lost 43.61% (-12.78%)
  08/04/1942 MO District 3 - D Primary Won 51.84% (+9.36%)
  11/05/1940 MO District 3 Won 53.33% (+6.66%)
  08/06/1940 MO District 3 - D Primary Won 64.09% (+43.43%)
  11/08/1938 MO District 3 Won 55.31% (+10.62%)
  08/02/1938 MO District 3 - D Primary Won 81.42% (+62.84%)
  11/03/1936 MO District 3 Won 58.79% (+17.59%)
  08/04/1936 MO District 3 - D Primary Won 55.63% (+19.46%)
  11/06/1934 MO District 3 Won 60.59% (+21.26%)
  08/07/1934 MO District 3 - D Primary Won 72.17% (+44.33%)
  11/08/1932 MO At-Large Won 4.76% (-0.12%)
  08/02/1932 MO At-Large - D Primary Won 3.14% (-2.44%)
  11/06/1928 MO District 4 Lost 42.93% (-14.15%)
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