Daniel Duncan (Ohio politician) explained

Daniel Duncan
State:Ohio
District:10th
Term Start:March 4, 1847
Term End:March 3, 1849
Preceded:Columbus Delano
Succeeded:Charles Sweetser
State House2:Ohio
District2:Licking County
Term Start2:December 4, 1843
Term End2:December 1, 1844
Preceded2:Isaac Green
Phelps Humphreys
Succeeded2:P. N. O'Bannon
Alongside2:Samuel White
Party:Whig
Birth Date:22 July 1806
Birth Place:Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Restingplace:Newark Graveyard
Alma Mater:Jefferson College
Signature:Daniel Duncan (Ohio politician) signature.jpg

Daniel Duncan (July 22, 1806 – May 18, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Duncan completed preparatory studies.He attended Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1825.He moved to Newark, Ohio, in 1828.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1843.He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election to the State senate in 1844.

Duncan was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.He died in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 1849.He was interred in the Newark Graveyard, Newark, Ohio.