Thomas Young Duncan

The Honourable
Thomas Young Duncan
3rd Minister of Agriculture
In office
2 July 1900  6 August 1906
Prime Minister Richard Seddon
Preceded by John McKenzie
Succeeded by Robert McNab
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Oamaru
In office
5 December 1890  7 December 1911
Preceded by Thomas William Hislop
Succeeded by Ernest Lee
New Zealand Legislative Councillor
In office
13 June 1912  18 August 1914†
Appointed by Joseph Ward
Personal details
Born 1836
Plumbridge, Ireland
Died 18 August 1914
New Zealand
Political party Liberal

Thomas Young Duncan (1836 – 18 August 1914) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Early life

Born at Plumbridge, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1836, Duncan was educated at Castledamph National School. In 1858 he went to Victoria where he worked on the goldfields, and then in 1862 followed the gold rush to Central Otago in New Zealand. After little success, he began farming at Pukeuri, north of Oamaru, and lived there for the remainder of his life.[1]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18811884 8th Waitaki Independent
18841887 9th Waitaki Independent
18871890 10th Waitaki Independent
18901893 11th Oamaru Liberal
18931896 12th Oamaru Liberal
18961899 13th Oamaru Liberal
18991902 14th Oamaru Liberal
19021905 15th Oamaru Liberal
19051908 16th Oamaru Liberal
19081911 17th Oamaru Liberal

He represented the Waitaki electorate from 1881 to 1890 and then the Oamaru electorate from 1890 to 1911, when he was defeated by Ernest Lee.[2] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 13 June 1912 and served until his death in 1914.[3]

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References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Samuel Shrimski
George Jones
Member of Parliament for Waitaki
18811890
Succeeded by
John McKenzie
Preceded by
Thomas William Hislop
Member of Parliament for Oamaru
18901911
Succeeded by
Ernest Lee


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