Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet

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Captain Sir James Alexander Lawson Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899 – 30 September 1974) was a British Conservative and National Liberal politician.

Sir James served as Member of Parliament for Kensington North from 1931 to 1945 when he was defeated in the Labour landslide of 1945. He was returned to Parliament as the first Member of Parliament for the newly created South Angus constituency in 1950, and served until his retirement in 1964.

Sir James was created a baronet in 1957, of Jordanstone in the county of Perth; the title became extinct on his death.

[edit] References

• Leigh Rayment's Baronetage Page.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.

Political offices
Preceded by Fielding Reginald West	Member of Parliament for Kensington North 1931–1945	Succeeded by George Rogers
Preceded by new constituency	Member of Parliament for South Angus 1950–1964	Succeeded by Jock Bruce-Gardyne
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new creation)	Baronet (of Jordanstone) 1957–1974	Succeeded by (extinct)'