Thomas Young Duncan
Duncan (standing, third from right) as part of the Seddon Ministry in 1900
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 | |
| 1881–1884 | 8th | Waitaki | Independent | |
| 1884–1887 | 9th | Waitaki | Independent | |
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Waitaki | Independent | |
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Oamaru | Liberal | |
| 1908–1911 | 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]
Notes
- ↑ Scholefield 1940, p. 222.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 76.
References
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF) I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Samuel Shrimski George Jones |
Member of Parliament for Waitaki 1881–1890 |
Succeeded by John McKenzie |
| Preceded by Thomas William Hislop |
Member of Parliament for Oamaru 1890–1911 |
Succeeded by Ernest Lee |