John Martin Duncan

Full Name: John Martin Duncan
Date of birth: February 7, 1852
Date of death: April 21, 1917

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	13	Jan 8, 1907 - Dec 12, 1907	30th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith	Gregg, Smith
S	7	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Longview / Gregg	Camp, Gregg, Smith, Upshur
S	7	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Unaffiliated	Longview / Gregg	Camp, Gregg, Smith, Upshur

(1) Duncan resigned 12/12/1907. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Independent, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(5) John M. Duncan was the independent candidate for senator of the 7th district, 10/13/1878, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(6) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(7) Bio states Duncan was elected as an Independent Democrat. Roster lists party as Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

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House District 13
Jan 8, 1907 - Dec 12, 1907
Legislatures: 30th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

Senate District 7
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Camp, Gregg, Smith, Upshur

Senate District 7
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Camp, Gregg, Smith, Upshur

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Resolutions and Journal entries

35th Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/24/1917, p. 46. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 268, 271. Born 2/7/1851 in Tennessee. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
DUNCAN, JOHN MARTIN (1851-1917). Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch, John M. Duncan, pp. 497-502. Born 2/7/1851 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 241. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Jno. M. Duncan, Tyler, Smith County, age 48, born February 1852 in Tennessee, lawyer, wife Eddie L. Duncan. FamilySearch.
John M. Duncan, birth date 2/7/1852 in Tennessee; death date 4/21/1917 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
John M. Duncan, birth date 2/7/1852, death date 4/21/1917, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "John M. Duncan, Lawyer, Is Dead," San Antonio Express, 4/22/1917, p. 16, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "He was a member of the Legislature in 1905 and 1907, sessions that are marked as bringing forth some of the most interesting debates in the history of the Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. John M. Duncan, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Duncan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 New York American, Investigate Common Carriers Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Rules
17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses (Chair) Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Debt Statistics of Industries, Public Health, and History of Texas
16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Land Forgeries Land Frauds Military Affairs Penitentiary Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Public Claims and Accounts Public Debt Revision of Code

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