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John Martin Duncan Full Name: John Martin Duncan Date of birth: February 7, 1851 Date of death: April 21, 1917 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note 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) John M. Duncan was the independent candidate for senator of the 7th district, 10/13/1878, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (5) Bio states Duncan was elected as an Independent Democrat. Roster lists party as Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. (6) Independent, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (7) 16th Legislature - 1/14/1879, p. 1. Listed as one of the "newly elected senators, approached the president's desk and took the oath of office prescribed by the constitution." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 35th Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/24/1917, p. 46. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, pp. 268, 271. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. Portrait and biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biography, p. 241. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Other Resources DUNCAN, JOHN MARTIN (1851-1917). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. John Duncan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John Duncan, 30th 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 Informationtop 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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