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'''Francis Duncan''' C.B. (1836 – 16 November 1888)<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|h|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a [[Royal Artillery]] officer, lawyer, historian and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<ref name="craig1885-1918" /> politician. He sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1885 to 1888.
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'''Francis Duncan''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (1836 – 16 November 1888)<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|h|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a [[Royal Artillery]] officer, lawyer, historian and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<ref name="craig1885-1918" /> politician. He sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1885 to 1888.


==Life==
==Life==
Duncan was born in Scotland,<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 0748/8 p8</ref> the son of John Duncan and his wife Helen. He was educated at [[University of Aberdeen]] (honours MA) and entered the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1855. He went to Canada, where he was awarded Honorary D.C.L. from King's College in 1861. In 1864, he became a captain and in 1874 a major, receiving an Honorary LL.D. from [[University of Aberdeen]] in the same year. He was an instructor at the School of Gunnery from 1877 to 1882, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1881 and receiving an Honorary D.C.L. from [[University of Durham]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite DNBSupp|wstitle=Duncan, Francis|first=Ernest Marsh |last=Lloyd}}</ref>
Duncan was born in Scotland,<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 0748/8 p8</ref> the son of John Duncan and his wife Helen. He was educated at the [[University of Aberdeen]] (honours [[Master of Arts|MA]]) and entered the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1855. He went to Canada, where he was awarded Honorary [[Doctor of Civil Law|DCL]] from King's College in 1861. In 1864 he became a captain and in 1874 a major, receiving an Honorary [[LLD]] from the University of Aberdeen in the same{{which|date=June 2020}} year. He was an instructor at the School of Gunnery ([[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]]) from 1877 to 1882, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1881, and received an Honorary DCL from the [[University of Durham]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite DNBSupp |wstitle=Duncan, Francis |first=Ernest Marsh |last=Lloyd |authorlink=Ernest Marsh Lloyd}}</ref>


While at Woolwich, Duncan, together with [[Peter Shepherd (British Army officer)|Surgeon-Major Peter Shepherd]], a fellow graduate of Aberdeen University, established the concept of teaching first aid skills to civilians. Duncan was a deeply religious man with high humanitarian values who strongly supported the principle of battlefield ambulance transport.<ref>[http://www.defence.gov.au/health/infocentre/journals/ADFHJ_nov99/ADFHealthNov99_1_1_42-44.html Colonel Vlas Efstathis, A history of first aid and its role in armed forces Nov 1999 ADF Health Journal P42-44]</ref>
While at Woolwich, Duncan, together with Surgeon-Major [[Peter Shepherd (British Army officer)|Peter Shepherd]], a fellow graduate of Aberdeen, established the concept of teaching first aid skills to civilians. Duncan was a deeply religious man with high humanitarian values, who strongly supported the principle of battlefield ambulance transport.<ref>[http://www.defence.gov.au/health/infocentre/journals/ADFHJ_nov99/ADFHealthNov99_1_1_42-44.html Colonel Vlas Efstathis, A history of first aid and its role in armed forces Nov 1999 ADF Health Journal P42-44]</ref>


From 1883 to 1885, he was employed with the [[Egyptian army]] (3rd Class Osmanleh) and became a colonel in 1885. He was author of several works relating to military history.<ref name="debrett-1886">{{cite book
He was employed with the [[Egyptian Army]] from 1883 to 1885 (3rd Class Osmanleh) and became a colonel in 1885. He was author of several works relating to military history.<ref name="debrett-1886">{{cite book |last=Mair |first=Robert Henry |title=Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886 |url=https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/n97/mode/1up |publisher=Dean & Son |location=London |year=1886 |page=44}}</ref>
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|title=Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
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At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], Duncan was elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn]].<ref>{{London Gazette
At the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]], Duncan was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25541 |date=18 December 1885 |page=6133}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [[1886 United Kingdom general election|1886 general election]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25609 |date=20 July 1886 |page=3497}}</ref> but died in office in 1888.<ref name="rayment" /><ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F.W.S. |authorlink=F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |origyear=1974 |edition=2nd |year=1989 |page=15 |isbn=0-900178-27-2}}</ref> Most of his 59 interventions recorded in ''[[Hansard]]'' concerned military matters.
|issue= 25541
|date=18 December 1885
|page=6133
}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|1886 general election]]<ref>{{London Gazette
|issue= 25609
|date=20 July 1886
|page=3497
}}</ref> but died in post in 1888.<ref name="rayment" /><ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book
|last=Craig
|first=F. W. S.
|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig
|title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
|origyear=1974
|edition= 2nd
|year=1989
|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services
|location=Chichester
|isbn= 0-900178-27-2
|page=15
}}</ref> Most of his 59 interventions recorded in Hansard concerned military matters.


Duncan married Mary K Cogswell from [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. One of the original [[Woolwich Free Ferry]] vessels was named after him.<ref>[http://www.yellins.com/transporthistory/ferry.htm Woolwich Free Ferry System]</ref>
Duncan married Mary K. Cogswell from [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. One of the original [[Woolwich Free Ferry]] vessels was named after him.<ref>[http://www.yellins.com/transporthistory/ferry.htm Woolwich Free Ferry System]</ref>


==Publications==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 18 September 2021

For the detective writer, see Francis Duncan (writer).

"Finsbury". Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1887.

Francis Duncan CB (1836 – 16 November 1888)[1] was a Royal Artillery officer, lawyer, historian and Conservative[2] politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1888.

Life

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Duncan was born in Scotland,[3] the son of John Duncan and his wife Helen. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen (honours MA) and entered the Royal Artillery in 1855. He went to Canada, where he was awarded Honorary DCL from King's College in 1861. In 1864 he became a captain and in 1874 a major, receiving an Honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen in the same[which?] year. He was an instructor at the School of Gunnery (Royal Military Academy, Woolwich) from 1877 to 1882, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1881, and received an Honorary DCL from the University of Durham in 1882.[4]

While at Woolwich, Duncan, together with Surgeon-Major Peter Shepherd, a fellow graduate of Aberdeen, established the concept of teaching first aid skills to civilians. Duncan was a deeply religious man with high humanitarian values, who strongly supported the principle of battlefield ambulance transport.[5]

He was employed with the Egyptian Army from 1883 to 1885 (3rd Class Osmanleh) and became a colonel in 1885. He was author of several works relating to military history.[6]

At the 1885 general election, Duncan was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn.[7] He was re-elected in the 1886 general election,[8] but died in office in 1888.[1][2] Most of his 59 interventions recorded in Hansard concerned military matters.

Duncan married Mary K. Cogswell from Halifax, Nova Scotia. One of the original Woolwich Free Ferry vessels was named after him.[9]

Publications

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  • History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1872, John Murray (London)[10]
  • The English in Spain or the Story of the War of Succession Between 1834 and 1840
  • A Description of the Island of St. Helena: Containing Observations on Its Singular Structure

References

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  1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b Craig, F.W.S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 15. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. ^ British Census 1881 RG11 0748/8 p8
  4. ^ Lloyd, Ernest Marsh (1901). "Duncan, Francis" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  5. ^ Colonel Vlas Efstathis, A history of first aid and its role in armed forces Nov 1999 ADF Health Journal P42-44
  6. ^ Mair, Robert Henry (1886). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886. London: Dean & Son. p. 44.
  7. ^ "No. 25541". The London Gazette. 18 December 1885. p. 6133.
  8. ^ "No. 25609". The London Gazette. 20 July 1886. p. 3497.
  9. ^ Woolwich Free Ferry System
  10. ^ Open Library
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