Lewis J. Duncan Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
Lewis J. Duncan
Office:Mayor of Butte
Term Start:May 1, 1911
Term End:October 6, 1914
Predecessor:Charles P. Nevin
Successor:Clarence A. Smith
Birth Name:Lewis Johnstone Duncan
Birth Date:4 May 1857
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Known For:First Socialist mayor of Butte
Education:Hanover College
Occupation:Unitarian minister
Party:Socialist
Otherparty:Nonpartisan League

Lewis Johnstone Duncan (May 4, 1857  - January 26, 1936) was an American Unitarian minister and politician who served two terms as mayor of Butte, Montana.[1] He was Butte's first Socialist mayor,[2] and the first to be re-elected.[3] He was recalled from office in 1914.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: . 28 January 1936 . Former Butte mayor dies . . Butte . 18 August 2024.
  2. News: . 4 April 1911 . Big landslide to Socialist ticket . . Anaconda . 18 August 2024.
  3. News: . 8 April 1913 . Socialists carry Butte, Duncan is re-elected . . Anaconda . 18 August 2024.
  4. News: . 8 October 1914 . Sheriff and mayor ousted at Butte . The Conrad Independent . Conrad . 18 August 2024.