Richard M. Duncan

Richard M. Duncan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
May 31, 1965 – August 1, 1974
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
1954–1959
Preceded byAlbert L. Reeves
Succeeded byAlbert Alphonso Ridge
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
July 14, 1943 – May 31, 1965
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 56 Stat. 1083
Succeeded byWilliam Robert Collinson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Preceded byJacob L. Milligan
Succeeded byWilliam Clay Cole
Constituencyat-large (1933–1935)
3rd district (1935–1943)
Personal details
Born
Richard Meloan Duncan

(1889-11-10)November 10, 1889
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 11, 1974(1974-08-11) (aged 84)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Park Cemetery
St. Joseph, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Kansas City, Missouri
EducationChristian Brothers College
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Richard Meloan Duncan (November 10, 1889 – August 1, 1974) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.